Doctors make the worst patients
Jul. 12th, 2011 06:01 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
So I don't think I mentioned last week that I removed a little tumor off of Henry's abdomen. Everyone told me I was being paranoid, that it hadn't grown in the months (about 5) since I found it, that it was probably a little lump of tissue, no big deal. Anyway, I just didn't like the look of it, I felt like cleaning his teeth, and since I'm the vet, I could knock out both birds with one stone.
Anyway, figuring my piece of mind was valuable, I sent it off to the lab to identify.
And it came back Grade II Mast Cell tumor.
Now, this isn't as bad as a grade III, and of the grade II's, it had a low mitotic index (rate of division), but I had minimal margins (only 2-3mm) so according to most of the literature out there, if I go back and take 10-20mm more tissue, this should be a done deal without going to radiation or chemotherapy.
I guess I'm glad I know?
Anyway, figuring my piece of mind was valuable, I sent it off to the lab to identify.
And it came back Grade II Mast Cell tumor.
Now, this isn't as bad as a grade III, and of the grade II's, it had a low mitotic index (rate of division), but I had minimal margins (only 2-3mm) so according to most of the literature out there, if I go back and take 10-20mm more tissue, this should be a done deal without going to radiation or chemotherapy.
I guess I'm glad I know?
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Date: 2011-07-13 12:32 am (UTC)I'm glad you listened to your gut.
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Date: 2011-07-13 01:05 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2011-07-13 12:44 am (UTC)A low mitotic index is promising, and extending the margins should take care of it, though you might want to monitor the local lymph nodes? (I'm not a vet, but I have a degree in cancer biology.) The lump itself hadn't grown, so that's good too. Hope Henry recovers quickly!
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Date: 2011-07-13 01:09 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2011-07-13 01:11 am (UTC)no subject
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