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So you think it is just a Fatty tumor Lipoma
Question: Go to the vet and make sure that is all it is, not even a vet can be sure just by looking at it. • 20-25% of all skin/subcutaneous tumors in dogs are mast cell tumors (MCT) • 10-15% of canine MCT are clinically indistinguishable from subcutaneous lipomas (fatty tumors) • Definitive diagnosis of MCT cannot be made without cytologic (aspirate) or histologic (biopsy) evaluation of the lesion http://www.vrcc.com/disease_mc_tumors.shtml Answer: Copyright © 2007 - 2008 www.tendlife.com
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