#whywaitaspirate

Everyone loves Tiny. We’re so happy her surgery went well! Clean margins! Kick cancer’s butt!!! _____><_____ #bowtievetguy #pitbull #whywaitaspirate #kickcancersbutt #pitbullsofinstagram #tinypitbull #veterinarian #vettech #vettechlife #lovethatface #dreamjob #xoxo #cuteface #veterinario #veterinaire (at Studio City Animal Hospital)

FNA (fine needle aspirate)of a cutaneous mass on the side of an 8 year old dog’s abdomen. For size comparison there’s a red blood cell at about 7 o’clock. What is it? (Hint: the mass seemed to change size from day to day) WHY WAIT? ASPIRATE!!! ____~~_____ #bowtievetguy #cytology #pethealth #biopsy #whywaitaspirate #vetmed #doglovers #vetstudent #vettech #veterinario #veterinaire #vetlife

👉🏻Meet Ivan. He’s such a handsome & good boy. His owner noticed a #skin mass at the region of his left humerus (upper arm bone). 👉🏻She was concerned because although the mass was quite small, it was getting firmer. 👉🏻Any skin mass that is changing (regardless of size), is larger than a pea, and/or has been present for >1 month should be aspirated. As @drsuecancervet says: #seesomethingdosomething #whywaitaspirate 👉🏻Ivan’s #cytology (cell evaluation) was concerning so we had a board-certified #veterinary #surgeon remove the mass for a #biopsy. The biopsy showed the skin mass was a #cancer called a #softtissuesarcoma. 👉🏻Since the surgeon was able to remove the skin mass entirely, Ivan’s skin cancer is cured! 🙌🏻 👉🏻The take-away: No one - not even a veterinarian - can simply look at or touch a skin mass and know if it is benign or cancerous. You have to look at cells under the microscope. If the cells looks abnormal, then the mass should be surgically removed for a biopsy. https://www.instagram.com/p/CBUYKuDpdDV/?igshid=1oy0m0qletnfw