Grossly normal-appearing livers have low risk of metastatic malignancy in dogs with splenic masses
Our results indicate that liver biopsies should be obtained for cases in which the liver has grossly visible abnormalities. Grossly normal-appearing livers have a low risk of having histopathologic malignancy. Further studies should be conducted to evaluate the clinical application of the predictive formula.
Authors
- Mathieu Glassman
- R. Anderson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0007-5892-9102)
- David A. Upchurch (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7409-3957)
- Mariajesus Soula (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4364-6234)
- Hui Wu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1211-7439)
Institutions
- Kansas State University (US)
- Spring Valley Hospital (US)
- University of the Potomac (US)
- Dermatology Specialists (US)
- Friendship College (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association
- Published
- 2025-09-12
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.2460/javma.25.06.0408
- Primary Topic
- Cancer Research and Treatments
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00