Amy,
That the results take so long seems very odd to me; what are they checking besides cytology? My Ninja had intestinal lymphoma (a palpable lump, I found it while petting her) and they did x-rays and a manual abdominal exam and a needle biopsy and the tech looked at it the next morning - her cytology report said that there were a lot of blastic and broken cells so probable lymphoma. They do the lab tests blind - they don't know who the sample is from and so she hadn't known Ninja's FeLV status. When she found out it was Ninja and that she was FeLV+, she was sure it was lymphoma. From the x-ray, we'd been able to see that it was riddled throughout the tissue, definitely not a discrete lump that could be removed.
Amy Wilkins <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Amy Wilkins <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
They did the needle aspiration during the test but it
takes 5-7 days for results. They were trying to rush
it but it won't be back til next week. The tumor is
palpable and her son died of lymphoma. the thing was
he had large cell high grade lymphoma. they said in
order for it to respond well, it needs to be small
cell lymphoma. i'm new to all this so i just want to
do what is best for shelby. i'll call cornell
tomorrow and see if i can get in without a referral.
my vet is closed on the weekend.
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>
> Ultrasound specialists are usually just that, or
> maybe radiologists, but not
> oncologists or surgeons so I would not trust that.
> Some oncologists will
> not make an appointment without a diagnosis, it's
> true, although I would think
> that a palpable tumor in an FeLV+ cat would be
> enough (it is almost certainly
> lymphoma), and the ultrasound results should be
> sufficient. But you get a
> definitive diagnosis by getting a needle biopsy done
> of the tumor, usually
> while the ultrasound is happening, but maybe with a
> palpable tumor they can do it
> without ultrasound. You do not need to remove it to
> biopsy it.
> Michelle
>
> In a message dated 4/8/05 10:22:03 PM Eastern
> Daylight Time,
> [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
>
> The vet that was talking about surgery was the one
> that did the ultrasound, a specialist. My vet has
> not
> called me to discuss the ultrasound results yet.
> I'm
> thinking of calling an oncologist but they told me
> they won't do anything without knowing if we are
> dealing with lymphoma or carcinoma. Is that true?
>
>
>
>
>
Amy Wilkins
Woof Wagon
www.woofwagon.com
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