My dog had a growth removed. Is it cancer? Will it spread to organs?

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My dog just had a sizable cutaneous hemangiomas growth removed from his side, just below his neck. My understanding is that had this not been removed it might have develooed into a malignant tumor and/or could have spread internally. How do I know it hasn't already spread internally (e.g. to his spleen)? Is there anything I can do to prevent future growths? Thanks. Pet's info: Dog | Labrador Retriever | Male | neutered | 7 years and 8 months old | 180 lbs

Ricardo Fernandez, DVM · Accepted Answer

Thanks for using Petco Pet Education Center, formerly Petcoach! I deal with these tumors regularly as I only see cancer cases. Thankfully, hemangiomas are benign tumors and are not known to spread to other locations so there is no need to look for metastasis as that would be extremely rare. Normally though you would look for metastasis by doing thoracic radiographs and abdominal ultrasound. There is no definitive way to avoid these growths so the recommendation is to remove them if observed. Good luck and I'm glad to hear they are benign!

My dog had a growth removed. Is it cancer? Will it spread to organs?

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