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Can you please explain epitheliotropic lymphosarcoma. My dogs tumor came back as malignant.

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Age: 4; Female; Breed: Rottweiler

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Posted by NancyH 1437 days and 12 hours ago.

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Epitheliotropic means skin or mucous membrane loving and the lymphosarcoma means cancer that looks like it comes from changes in the lymphoid cells or T-cells.
http://www.merckvetmanual.com/mvm/index.jsp?cfile=htm/bc/72224.htm
Essentialy its a skin or mucous membrane cancer.
It usually follows a chronic progressive course lasting 1-2 years or more where plaque-like tumors can involve 30% or more of the body surface with variable involvement of internal organs.
Scroll down on this page for more explanation on this disease
http://www.vet.uga.edu/vpp/CLERK/Nesbit/
Prognosis is not good with this sort of cancer though radiation or surgery can help in some cases.

1437 days and 10 hours ago.

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How quickly does the cancer spread? What is the life expectancy once diagnosed?

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It depends on how far along it is and if you can do treatments but 1-2 years was what I found for maximum life expectancy and anything prior to that would be normal too.
If your vet isn't giving you answers I suggest asking for a referral to a veterinary oncologist as there may be one in your area.

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