In a message dated 3/2/2003 1:22:51 PM Eastern Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
My Maggie had all the
classic signs of MH, and both my vet and I were sure that's what it was.
I had to insist on a necropsy - he thought it was unnecessary - and we
were both shocked to learn that she
A recent post has highlighted some questions about definitively diagnosing
malignant histiocytosis (MH) back to mind ..
Just how *exactly* is a definitive diagnosis of MH made? What testing does
the Fred Hutchinson Center for Cancer deem definitive of MH for sample
submissions?
I am of the
Cathy,
There is only one way that I know of to positively diagnose malignant
histiocytosis, and that is by examination of a tumor sample, obtained
either by biopsy or post mortem. That is also Fred Hutchinson Cancer
Research Center's team's preferred diagnostic method as well. They have
been
In a message dated 3/2/2003 12:45:46 PM Eastern Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
How many Berners are diagnosed with MH just on a vet's best guess and not
confirmed with
testing supporting this guess?
Good point, Cathy. When Arrow died at 22 months we pursued pathology through
