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I have a 7 year old Boxer. He just had a small mast cell tumor (grade 1) remove from his LEFT paw 10 days ago. I just took him for his post-operatory check up and suture removal this morning and urge my vet to look at his neck. Out of nowhere, his RIGHT submandibular lymph node got very swollen and I told her he had been sneezing (rather violently) for a couple of hours before our appointment. She did a needle aspiration and saw a lot of white cells. She sent the rest for further analysis. His pre-operatory bllod work was normal. He's eating. Has no fever. He is current on all his shots. He was on Benadryl (3 days) Rymadyl, and anti-biotics for a week after his operation. He's breathing fine. He's just got really bad sneezing episodes and a very large right lymph node. HARD to the touch. Any Ideas?

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Age: 7; Male; Breed: Boxer

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Saw my vet waiting for lab result on needle aspiration before persuing other diagnostics means such as ultra sounds, X-rays and or excision for full biopsy.

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zapita,

It would not make a lot of sense to have the mast cell tumor move from the left paw to the submandibular lymph node unless there were other tumors in the body that you were unaware of, also if the lymph node had the cancer in it you should see a lot of mast cells in the lymph node.

So the big question is, "is this an infection" or something more serious going on. So i think that it is very imporant to wait for that needle aspirate analysis and if that does not result in anything conclusive then at least go in and get a biopsy of it if its not getting better.

It could be inflammed from something going on in the mouth such as gingivitis or if there is a lot of tartar on the teeth, or if there is an infection in the nose or sinuses.

So basically the most imporant thing right now is waiting on the analysis of that aspirate and then going from there with a treatment or possible further diagnostics. I honestly think you are on the right path right now.

I hope this helps

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Expert:	Dr. Whitehead
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