An old dog has a painful elbow lump
Channel: Dr David Sing
Date: 2014-04-10

Small subcutanenous lumps are best removed early as they may be potentailly cancerous.

On April 11 2014, Dr Daniel operated on this dog and removed a subcutaneous tumour. The owner did not want histology to check whether the tumour is cancerous or not.

April 19, 2014. The owner came for stitch removal 8 days after surgery. "There is a possibility that the wound has not healed completely," I said. "The best time to remove stitches is 10-14 days." The owners (a couple) said that Dr Daniel who operated had said that the lump was not malignant and therefore does not need histology. Dr Daniel told me that the owners did not want to pay the expenses of histology. It is best for the vet to record in writing in the medical case report that the owners had rejected histology. I told the owners that Dr Daniel had advised histology and they did not rebut. It is best for the vet to write down in the case report that histology was declined by the owners as malignant tumours will recur in the same area.