Sweet Pea was presented to our Oncology department at VRCC in November 2010 with a biopsy
confirmed diagnosis of lymphoma affecting the intestinal tract and surrounding lymph nodes.
Staging used to be done regularly after the
initial diagnosis of lymphoma but it has since been found that stage of disease does not impact upon the response to chemotherapy (i.e. it is not true that a stage II will have a better response than a stage IV) and thus there isn't much point to going through the trouble and expense of staging.
Veterinarians at the University of Missouri, Colorado State University, and Texas A&M University seek Golden Retrievers with a
new diagnosis of lymphoma for an important research study.
The next step is a blood panel and urinalysis to more completely assess the patient's health and one or more lymph nodes are aspirated or biopsied to confirm
the diagnosis of lymphoma.
In most cases,
a diagnosis of lymphoma can be made through fine needle aspirates of affected lymph nodes or other tissues.
Morphologic examination of the tissue and cells that comprise the tumor is essential for
the diagnosis of lymphoma.
Tsali was presented to our VRCC Oncology department in June 2010 with
a diagnosis of lymphoma.
Abdominal ultrasound and endoscopy lead to
the diagnosis of lymphoma in the wall of his stomach.
However,
the diagnosis of lymphoma can not be made on the basis of a blood count alone.
Enlarged superficial lymph nodes, similar to the ones in the ferret image to the top right, make
the diagnosis of lymphoma likely.
Sadly, Kersti A: Kersti - I am sorry to hear about
the diagnosis of lymphoma (I am assuming this is the problem based on the history and prognosis).