Anyone familiar with such?

In the past few weeks, Franklin has had a FNA of a lump, and the
biopsy results were inconclusive but concerning.

So, knowing we would need to take a lot of tissue to get adequate
margins if it IS cancer, and not wanting to put him through surgery if
it wasn't, we opted to take a wedge of the tumor for biopsy.

"results" are back today and they still aren't sure what it is. Isn't
100% consistent with anything they know of. Proliferative
dermatitism, consistent with chronic inflammatory process, something
about lymph cells, possible lymphosarcoma. (Sorry, I don't have the
report and my notes are a little garbled).

Since we still can't be sure of anything, the whole thing, plus more
tissue, will be coming off/out on Monday. It's on the front of his
throat. I'm hoping that this biopsy will give us a definitive answer
and clear margins if appropriate, but I'm trying to find out
everything I can while I wait (I've been waiting for weeks now!).

Any thoughts on this would be appreciated.

--
Janet Boss
www.bestfriendsdogobedience.com

Janet B wrote in
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Any thoughts on this would be appreciated.


Janet, I don't have any info for you just wanted to let you know that I am
thinking of you as you deal with this uncertainty and scariness. All good
wishes to you and Franklin.

--
Catherine
& Zoe the cockerchow
& Queenie the Franklin look-alike
& Max the Pomeranian
& Rosalie the calico

On Fri, 7 Jul 2006 19:21:59 +0000 (UTC), ceb ,
clicked their heels and said:

All good
wishes to you and Franklin.

Thank you very much Catherine. It's pretty scary and I've been here
before. I guess it's something I just have to deal with if I keep
loving and having dogs.

--
Janet Boss
www.bestfriendsdogobedience.com

ceb composed these thoughts and posted them
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Janet B wrote in
:

Any thoughts on this would be appreciated.


Janet, I don't have any info for you just wanted to let you know that
I am thinking of you as you deal with this uncertainty and scariness.
All good wishes to you and Franklin.


As am I. I know too well the fear that dwells when your favorite dog's life
becomes threatened.

On Fri, 07 Jul 2006 13:39:58 -0400, Janet B
wrote:

Any thoughts on this would be appreciated.

I don't have any thoughts on what it might be, but all my good
thoughts for it being something harmless and easy to deal with are
going your way.

--
Paula
"Anyway, other people are weird, but sometimes they have candy,
so it's best to try to get along with them." Joe Bay

"Janet B" wrote in message
...
"results" are back today and they still aren't sure what it is. Isn't
100% consistent with anything they know of. Proliferative
dermatitism, consistent with chronic inflammatory process, something
about lymph cells, possible lymphosarcoma

......Did you post in alt.med.veterinary? Would be best if you had the
entire text of the histopath report.
This may help you wade through the path report:
http://www.vet.utk.edu/continuing_ed/05decCE/fry.pdf

Since we still can't be sure of anything, the whole thing, plus more
tissue, will be coming off/out on Monday. It's on the front of his
throat.

http://www.oncolink.com/types/articl...ss=545&id=6020

........Is the lump free, on a stalk or embedded in tissue? Does your dog
have plenty of skin on his throat area? I'd make sure they took as big a
margin as possible. Tell them to pretend it's a mast cell cancer, which
requires a very large margin.

http://www.merckvetmanual.com/mvm/in...m/bc/72230.htm
Epitheliotropic cutaneous lymphosarcoma seems to be the most common cause of
cutaneous lymphosarcoma in dogs, but the symptoms most often present as
itchy, scaly skin.
At any rate, they need to nail down the diagnosis. Ask your vet to talk
with the lab before surgery and find out if there are any more tests they
can do on the removed lump to clarify things, if they still come up with the
same vague diagnosis. Best to have this request in at the get go, rather
than wait around for the path report, then ask for more. Ask if they can
put a rush on it and what the fee is for that.

Discussion of diagnosis/treatment (this is relatively old - 1999) - soft
tissue sarcomas start on page 35:
http://members.aol.com/jcrammond/saonm.pdf

Best of luck to you and Franklin

buglady
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