My 8-year-old Lab has a hard, movable bump. Cancer or fatty tumor?

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I was petting my dog last night and found a bump. Is pretty hard and moves around easily what are the chances its just a fatty tumor and not cancer on an 8 year old black lab? Pet's info: Dog | Labrador Retriever | Female | spayed | 8 years and 1 month old | 70 lbs

Ricardo Fernandez, DVM · Accepted Answer

Thanks for using Petco Pet Education Center, formerly Petcoach! I work with cancer daily and I do think there is a good chance that it is in fact a benign fatty tumor as older labs get those frequently. However, it could also be something malignant such as a mast cell tumor, sarcoma, among others. This is most of the time differentiated with a test called a fine needle aspirate which is easy, cheap and pain-free. Sometimes, a biopsy is required for a diagnosis. Have Laya evaluated by your veterinarian to have this test performed to try to sort out what the diagnosis is so that the best course of action can be determined. Keeping my fingers crossed that it is something benign!

My 8-year-old Lab has a hard, movable bump. Cancer or fatty tumor?

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