Francesco Cian

Francesco Cian DVM, DipECVCP, FRCPath, MRCVS, completed a residency in veterinary clinical pathology at the University of Cambridge.
In 2013, he attained a European College of Veterinary Clinical Pathology (ECVCP) diploma and a fellowship examination of the Royal College of Pathologists diploma.
Francesco works for Batt Laboratories, and is a member of the ECVCP executive board and of the examination committee for cytology. He has been editor and co-author of several veterinary cytology books, including the most recent Differential Diagnosis of Body Fluids in Small Animal Cytology for the Centre for Agricultural and Bioscience International.

March 2024

In the latest of his Diagnostic Dilemmas series, Francesco Cian reviews the case of a 14-year-old Arabian gelding presented with a subcutaneous mass in the dorsal neck area.

8 mins

January 2024

In this edition of his Diagnostic Dilemmas series, Francesco Cian recalls the case of a nine-year-old golden retriever presented to the referring veterinarian for the sudden enlargement of peripheral lymph nodes.

12 mins

November 2023

Francesco Cian delves into the case of a seven-year-old Maine coon with a 24-hour history of severe dyspnoea in the latest “diagnostic dilemmas”.

7 mins

September 2023

Francesco Cian details the case of a six-year-old German shepherd dog presented for the presence of small bilateral corneal opacity and pigmentation in the ventro-lateral limbus of both eyes.

7 mins

August 2023

Francesco Cian DVM, DipECVCP, FRCPath, MRCVS discusses the case of an 11-year-old British warmblood mare examined for a subcutaneous swelling in the cranial stifle region.

7 mins

June 2023

Francesco Cian’s Diagnostic Dilemmas series continues by discussing the case of a German shepherd dog that presented with a large mass on its elbow.

10 mins

April 2023

Francesco Cian DVM, DipECVCP, FRCPath, MRCVS presents the case of a nine-year-old Rottweiler with a one-week history of lethargy and inappetence in the latest of his Diagnostic Dilemmas.

February 2023

Francesco Cian DVM, DipECVCP, FRCPath, MRCVS presents the case of a referred German shepherd dog with a cervical swelling in his latest Diagnostic Dilemmas.

9 mins

November 2022

Francesco Cian continues his Diagnostic Dilemmas series by describing the case of a Labrador retriever with a week’s history of pollakiuria and stranguria.

10 mins

October 2022

Francesco Cian DVM, DipECVCP, FRCPath, MRCVS presents the case of a five-month-old boxer with a skin lesion in the latest of his Vet Times Diagnostic Dilemmas.

7 mins

September 2022

A five-year-old male English springer spaniel presented for recent onset of lethargy. On clinical examination, … more

8 mins

June 2022

Francesco Cian presents the case of an 11-month Labrador retriever with wart-like aplopecic lesions in his latest Diagnostic Dilemmas column.

5 mins

May 2022

Francesco Cian looks at the case of an eight-year-old Labrador retriever with rapid onset unilateral facial swelling in his latest Diagnostic Dilemmas.

12 mins

March 2022

Francesco Cian DVM, DipECVCP, FRCPath, MRCVS looks at some of the diagnostics for a case involving a Labrador retriever.

9 mins

November 2021

Francesco Cian continues his Cytology Corner series by discussing the case of a tortoise that presented with lethargy and anorexia.

3 mins

October 2021

Francesco Cian presents the Diagnostic Dilemma of an 11-year-old female domestic shorthair cat that presented for a long-standing 4cm solid interscapular mass.

12 mins

August 2021

Francesco Cian discusses the case of a one-year-old female bearded dragon as part of his regular Diagnostic Dilemmas column in Vet Times.

10 mins

June 2021

Francesco Cian delves into another Diagnostic Dilemmas, this time for the case of a two-year-old neutered, female Yorkshire terrier with a history of weaness and lethargy.

12 mins

April 2021

Francesco Cian presents the case of a one-year-old, female, mixed breed dog in the latest in his Diagnostic Dilemmas series.

9 mins

February 2021

Francesco Cian DVM, DipECVCP, FRCPath, MRCVS presents the case of Staffordshire bull terrier in the latest Diagnostic Dilemmas from Vet Times.

7 mins

November 2020

From his Vet Times Diagnostic Dilemmas column – Francesco Cian discusses the case of an English springer spaniel presenting with a history of lethargy, polyuria and polydipsia.

15 mins

September 2020

From the Vet Times Diagnostic Dilemmas series – Francesco Cian focuses on the case of a 10-year-old mixed‑breed dog that presented for evaluation of haematuria and dysuria.

15 mins

July 2020

Francesco Cian discusses the case of a 1.5-year-old German shepherd dog seen by the referring vet for a well-circumscribed, non-ulcerated, 2.5cm in diameter cutaneous lesion on the hindlimb footpad.

9 mins

May 2020

Francesco Cian DVM, DipECVCP, FRCPath, MRCVS presents the case of a mixed-breed dog referred for the presence of multiple lesions on the tongue, and enlarged submandibular and prescapular lymph nodes.

15 mins

March 2020

Francesco Cian discusses the case of an outdoor eight-year-old domestic shorthair cat, seen by a referring veterinarian for a well-circumscribed, non-ulcerated, hairless, cutaneous lesion.

13 mins

December 2019

Francesco Cian presents the case of an eight-year-old cockatoo seen by a referring veterinary surgeon for a traumatic foot lesion.

6 mins

November 2019

Francesco Cian discusses the case of a four-month-old male mixed-breed dog with a history of anorexia, weight loss and diarrhoea in his latest Haematology Hub.

7 mins

October 2019

Francesco Cian discusses the case of an adult, domestic shorthair cat with clinical history of anappetence, weight loss and lethargy in his latest Haematology Hub column.

8 mins

September 2019

Francesco Cian discusses the case of an adult, male dog referred for lethargy, anorexia and abdominal discomfort.

5 mins

August 2019

Francesco Cian’s latest Haematology Hub column reviews the case of a dog that presented with loss of appetite, exercise intolerance and a history of persistent anaemia.

8 mins