Plasma Cell Tumor Removed Without Clear Margins From a Paw
He has begun to get numerous wart-like growths all over his body but those seem to be benign. I had 3 of those removed and tested and they were benign. The growth in his foot was distinctly different. My dog has otherwise been quite healthy.
Skin plasma cell tumors (plasmacytomas) are technically a cancer of plasma cells, but most skin plasmacytomas behave in a low-grade, benign way, and surgery cures most of them. Even when margins aren't completely clear, many don't come back, which is why watchful waiting is a common approach.
Ask your vet to go over the pathology report with you, including the margins, check nearby lymph nodes, and recheck the site every few weeks. If it regrows, options include a second surgery or radiation therapy, which these tumors usually respond to well and can avoid amputation. A veterinary oncologist can go over options. Keep a photo log of the new wart-like growths too.
This is general information, not a diagnosis. Please follow your own vet's advice.
