Tag Archives: benign

Will that be One Lump or Two? A Guide to Lumps on Your Dog

August 4, 2011Oncologyanimal medical center, benign, cancer, chemotherapy, distemper, dogs, mast cell tumor, new york vet, parvo, pet health, pets, vaccine reaction, veterinarian, WebMDgb_dev

A lump on a dog

My telephone and email have been ringing and pinging this week with questions about lumps on dogs. The subject line of the first email said “Lump on Rump” which sounded like a line from an oncology book written by Dr. Seuss. When I examined the dog, I found a firm mass below the skin just

Pet Oncology Primer

May 9, 2011OncologyAMC, animal, animal hospital, animal medical center, animals, ann hohenhaus, benign, canine, cat, cells, cutaneous, dictionary.com, dog, dogs, dorland's wikipedia, feline, health, lymphoma, malignant, mast cell, neoplasm, pet, pet health, pet healthcare, pet insurance, pet owner, pets, Surgery, tales from the pet clinic, tumor, vet, veterinarian, veterinary care, WebMDgb_dev

The other day in the oncology clinic at The Animal Medical Center, I saw a new patient and managed inadvertently to upset the owner. Her veterinarian diagnosed a “tumor” in her dog and when I asked her how long her pet had “cancer,” she burst into tears. To her, “tumor” implied a benign and curable