Today's Daily Dose: Oral melanoma
Important diagnostic and staging pointers.
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“Lymph nodes affected by metastatic melanoma may not feel enlarged or firmer than normal yet still show evidence of metastatic melanoma via fine-needle aspiration or histopathology. Chest radiographs should be obtained at the time of diagnosis to assess for pulmonary metastasis. Early melanoma metastases often are subtle, so should be evaluated very carefully.”
-Gerald Post, DVM, DACVIM
From Oral melanoma: Improving dogs' survival
Presurgical evaluation and diagnostic imaging for canine mast cell tumors
November 7th 2024Ann Hohenhaus, DVM, DACVIM (Oncology, SAIM), delved into essential components of a diagnostic investigation of dogs with MCRs, including fine-needle aspiration and diagnostic imaging methods during her session at the NY Vet Show in New York, New York
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