Colonel Underpants Under Threat

Chris

Chris

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Beckon (aka Colonel Underpants) had a needle biopsy done on a thickened area on his left thigh. The preliminary results are worrisome:

"The specimens are composed primarily of scattered, necrotic cellular and
proteinaceous debris and free lipid-like or sebaceous type material admixed with an inflammatory fraction
and exceptionally infrequent, individualized pleomorphic nucleated cells.
The very limited density of intact pleomorphic cells, relative paucity of cytologic criteria of
malignancy and concomitant inflammation make definitive cytologic diagnosis of a neoplasm problematic.
The specimen does not rule out a malignant neoplasm. Potential differential diagnoses include
hyperplasia/dysplasia secondary to primary inflammatory process or trauma, or poorly exfoliative neoplasm
(benign or malignant)."

In other words, there are some cells that look like soft tissue sarcoma, but since there don't seem to be too many, it's hard to say that it's definitely cancer.

So on Friday, Colonel Underpants will have a biopsy done to see if it's cancer and if so, at what stage it is. If it's cancer, treatment options run from surgical excision of the malignancy to amputation of the leg. Whatever the result, we are prepared to take action. The Colonel would appreciate your prayers and healing thoughts.
 
Gavin had a soft tissue cell sarcoma. the time between the initial needle biopsy (could be cancer, we need to do a full biopsy) until the results came back from the full biopsy was the hardest part. I was afraid it might be osteosarcoma and the leg would have to go, too. They didn't know what it was until a biopsy after surgery (where they couldn't get it all).

Your needle biopsy results are a lot more scattered than Gavin's. It could still very well be nothing but an infection. My thoughts are with you....it is so difficult when we can't tell our pups what is going on.....
 
Crapola. We don't want Colonel Underpants to be under siege!!! Seriously Chris I'm super sorry you are having your New Year start out on this note. You are both in my prayers and I hope the biopsy is definitive and fingers crossed it's something other than cancer. So glad you probably caught this early. That heavy Sheltie coat can really hide stuff.....
 
Oh Chris, I'm sorry to hear about the Colonel! I've been through several of these with Checkers from the needle aspiration to the surgery. She is 13 and recovered well from three different surgeries in the last 18 months. She's now on a regimen of twice daily holistic drops that despite all predictions has kept her last spindle cell sarcoma from recurring, so far. The holistic vet I work with is in North Carolina, specializes in cancer and consults by phone if you want his information once you know what the DX is. Sending prayers and pats for your boy.
 
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