My dog has a pink, raised bump on his nose. Is it serious?

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Hello, I noticed this lesion on my 1 year old Cane Corso, Enzo’s nose about a week ago. What is it and should I have it removed? It is a raised round pink nodule. Pet's info: Dog | Cane Corso | Male | unneutered | 114 lbs

Daniel Fonza, DVM · Accepted Answer

Hi there and thank you for using Petco Pet Education Center, formerly Petcoach to address your concern. From the picture and seeing that Enzo is 1 year of age, this is likely what we call a histiocytoma, which is a benign tumor that resolves on its own typically. In cases where the histocytoma does not resolve, surgical removal is typically curative. Some other tumors such as a mast cell tumor can look similar in appearance so it would be best to have a veterinarian take a look at this and perform some additional testing to help confirm this suspicion of it being a histiocytoma. I hope this helps! Please let me know if you have any other questions or concerns and I would be more than happy to help you further.

My dog has a pink, raised bump on his nose. Is it serious?

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