Mast cell tumours – A surgical Approach

Understanding and discussing the principles of oncological surgery can help us make reasonable and appropriate decisions when deciding whether surgery has a role in the treatment of mast cell tumours sending on biological behaviour, anatomical location and the availability of adjunctive treatments. Not only does this mean we know what is feasible, but we can make better decisions for the animals and communicate effectively with owners to manage expectations and make appropriate treatment choices with them. This webinar will review some oncological principles with particular application to mast cell tumour, whether surgical biopsy is appropriate or possibly pragmatically unnecessary and what resection options (if appropriate) are possible in different anatomical locations.

Jon Hall

Surgery Specialist (Soft Tissue)

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Jon was born into primary care practice and spent several years working as a small animal GP. He became an ECVS specialist in small animal surgery in 2015 and has worked at the RVC, the University of Cambridge and University of Edinburgh. He was Professor in small animal surgery at the University of Nottingham (2020-2025) and is a Fellow of the Royal College and a Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy. He has been an undergraduate and postgraduate examiner, regularly lectures internationally, regularly contributes to veterinary scientific literature and particularly enjoys helping veterinary surgeons with cases and refining their own surgical technique.