[Dailydrool] Fwd: trichoephithelioma

[clara at spiritone.com]

My Fiona had a trichoephithelioma at the point where her ear joins her 
head.  My vet didn't send me to an oncologist, just a surgical 
specialist, because she felt a specialist might save her ear and she 
was worried a lot had to come off. I was a wreck, but the surgeon took  
wide margines AND saved the ear. He took out a couple of other small 
lumps nearby, also trichoephithelioma.  She didn't receive any other 
treatment and I was told just to monitor her to be sure it didn't 
spread to her lymph nodes. No meds (aside fro pain & antibiotics) and 
no chemo.

The surgery occurred a year and a half ago and she's been fine. She 
tends to be a lumpy girl so I watch all her lumps and had 4 others 
removed in April.  She also had a dental at that time and the vet  
removed a lump from her gum. Not one of them was cancerous.

I live in Portland, OR, so won;t recommend my vet or the surgeon, but 
I was pleased with how everyhting turned out.  I'm not sure  where your 
lump is located, but, once removed, my understanding is that is is 
really gone, once removed, though they might take wide margins.  Fiona 
has a black scar runnin from the top of her head all the way down her 
ear, but she is doing really well.


I hope all the best for you and that your outcome is as successful as 
our was.

I got teary eyed reading about Buddy this morning and had to give my 
girls a hug.

Drool to all

Adrienne Gillespie, Fiona & Lucy