My senior cat has growing lumps on her chin and back, are they tumors?
Updated On September 23rd, 2025
Pet's info: Cat | Mixed Breed | Female | 16 years and 9 months old
My 17 year old female cat has a cyst or something on her chin. It has grown. She also has a small groth on her back.
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Published on March 25th, 2018
The shape and appearance of this mass makes me more suspicious of a tumor. If there is a similar lump on her back, then this would help to confirm the suspicion, but the only way to tell for sure is to have it tested. Unfortunately, we can't tell exactly what this is from appearance alone, because many different tumors can look like this. I recommend taking Sasha to the vet sometime soon to have this further evaluated. It's best to have this done earlier rather than later, because treatment will be less complicated and more successful the earlier it is diagnosed. Below is a link to an article with more helpful information. https://www.petcoach.co/article/lumps-and-bumps-on-your-pet/ I hope that helps and all is well with Sasha.
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Published on January 7th, 2018
Hi, thanks for using Petco Pet Education Center, formerly Petcoach! Poor Fluffy! I am worried that the lumps maybe lymph nodes. Enlarged lymph nodes can be from: draining infection, inflammation, reactive or from cancer. I think it is best to make an appointment for your Vet to examine her. It's hard to be sure in a picture. But any new lump should be looked at, especially if they increase in size or more form. After your Vet takes a look they may want to do a fine needle aspirate (FNA) of the lumps and send them out to see if we can identify what the lumps are. I hope this helps and I wish Fluffy the very best!
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