information on hemangioma sarcoma

need some general information on hemangioma sarcoma

[virgo57]

Hi,
This is the only info i could find it's a cut and paste..hope it
helps.
It is sort of hard to find information on hemangiomas. These are a benign lump formed by blood
vessel tissues that occur in the skin. They are most common in dogs but do occur in cats, as well.
There is some argument about whether these are even a cancer. Some sources identify these as
blood vessel abnormalities and others as benign cancers. These can get large and they have a really
irritating habit of intermittently bleeding from ulcerations of the surface and the bleeding can be severe
enough to be a problem, based on a couple of cases we have seen in our practice. These can also
grow to be quite large at times. The good thing is that surgical removal should provide a complete
cure if it is possible to get the whole tumor. In sites where this is hard, radiation therapy can be
helpful. It is a good idea to send these tumors for histopath exam because they often resemble other
tumors that are malignant.

This was a good outcome. Much better than a diagnosis of hemangiosarcoma, as you have
discovered in your research.

[virgo57]

here is another,
There are two prognostic factors that seem to matter a lot when it comes to hemangiosarcoma
tumors of the skin. The first is the exact location of the tumor. The prognosis for hemangiosarcomas
confined to the skin itself (intradermal) is good with surgical removal alone and may be improved
some by either doxrubricin chemotherapy (Ogilvie, et al. 1996) or radiation therapy (anecdotal). If
the tumor is located in the subcutaneous tissues the prognosis is worse and it there is more reason to
consider being more aggressive about chemotherapy or radiation therapy. However, the other
prognostic factor that seems to matter is the age of the dog at the time the tumor occurs and an older
age onset is better than younger age onset. Hopefully, this tumor was confined entirely to the skin
and had not invaded the deeper tissues but you should check with your vet about this.

It would definitely be best to take your Lab to the oncologist if that is an option. There is a lot of
information shared among specialists long before it makes it into print where general practitioners
can find it.

There is no dietary therapy that I am aware of that has any proven value in treatment of
hemangiosarcoma, including n/d (tm) diet, but I don't see any reason not to try these things as they
are not likely to cause harm.

Good luck with this.