My dog's lump was removed. Is waiting weeks for biopsy results safe?

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She had this bump removed the 18th & I paid for it to get sent off today. They said I’ll have the results in a few weeks. Is it okay to wait that long? Maybe it is becuase im hoping it has a good chance to be benign since it’s been there since June of last year, only grew a little, never caused any problems, & she never bothered it. She’s healing well. It also seemed to shrink after the needle aspiration. Vet couldn’t tell what it was. I’ll include pictures of all stages. Pet's info: Dog | Mixed Breed | Female | spayed | 9 years and 3 months old | 4 lbs

David Elbeze, DVM, MRCVS · Accepted Answer

As the lump as already been removed, it is quite safe to wait that long, the main reason for sending it to the lab is for you to know if it is a benign tumor or a malignant tumor, if it is a malignant tumor, the prognosis will not be good, even if the lump has been removed cleanly. if it is benign then you have very little to worry about.

My dog's lump was removed. Is waiting weeks for biopsy results safe?

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