We just got back from the vet to have Nico's incision drained because she had a serum build up and I got the pathology report back.
It is mast cell cancer.
But he said it is 1 on a scale of 1 to 6 as far as aggressiveness goes, and it was not attached to any organs, only subcutaneous fat.
Chemo isn't an option with her, and he felt that it isn't needed anyway at this point.
He told me just to make sure she is happy and eating and playing and not sick for as long as possible.
She is 11, so she has had a really long life and is doing really well considering all of the problems she has had over her life.
Is there anything supportive that is specific to this sort of cancer that I can do to slow down its return to make sure she stays well as long as possible?
I'm not happy about it, but I'm also not surprised at all.... and I did my crying before she ever had the surgery.
Now I am in "keep her healthy for as long as possible" mode. Other than her ongoing skin and ear problems that are always on again off again she is really healthy. All of bloodwork was great and she is really active. We had to get sedatives at the vet today so she will rest more and quit bouncing around.
He said a higher grade 1, but I thought he said out of 6..maybe it was three. Either way it was the least of the grades. He said that it didn't show any of the really fast growing cells, I can't remember the name of them.
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QUOTE about Grade 1 MST: This is the best type of mast cell tumor to have. While it may tend to be larger and more locally invasive than may be visually apparent, it tends not to spread beyond its place in the skin. Surgery should be curative. If the original biopsy sample shows that the tumor has only narrowly been removed or that the tumor extends to the margins of the sample, a second surgery should promptly be done to get the rest of the tumor if at all possible. If the grade I mast cell tumor is incompletely excised it will grow back in time; it is best to get it all and be done with it as quickly as possible. About half of all mast cell tumors are Grade 1 tumors and can be cured with surgery alone. END
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... He said a higher grade 1, but I thought he said out of 6..maybe it was three. Either way it was the least of the grades. He said that it didn't show any of the really fast growing cells, I can't remember the name of them.
I think you are right Connie,
I will call tomorrow to see exactly what he said but I do know for sure he said that it had not spread to any other parts of the body.
But he also said it was in the beginning stages of being malignant, that there were some, but not a lot, cells in the subcutaneous fat which looked to be slow growing.
He also thinks he got all of it out, but that only time will tell.
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