A Blood Test Before the Scalpel: MicroRNAs and Canine Splenic Masses
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The episode discusses the challenges of diagnosing splenic masses in dogs and the potential impact of improved preoperative diagnostics.
Send us Fan Mail A splenic mass is one of those findings that can flip a normal day into a crisis. You may have an older Labrador or Golden Retriever, an ultrasound that shows a splenic tumor, and an owner asking the question you cannot fully answer yet: “Is it cancer?” We sit down with Dr. Janet Grimes to unpack why that gap between suspicion and certainty is so hard in canine medicine and why better preoperative diagnostics for splenic masses could change everything from emergency decisions...
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