Splenic Hemangiosarcoma

 

KEY POINTS:     

• Profound Bone Marrow Response!!

• Natural Immunotherapy can be used to strengthen the pre-surgical patient

• Natural Immunotherapy offers another level of patient support often over looked in current veterinary tumor therapy protocols

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Patient: Toby
Age/Sex/Breed: Terrier Mix Age: 13 years

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Diagnostics:
11 pound spleen mass (33% of total body weight) was successfully removed.  Dramatic Bone Marrow Response!!

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4/2/10--    RBC  2.97 Million         WBC 5.24 thousand          PLATELETS 97 thousand

4/22/10    RBC  5.5 Million           WBC  7.24 thousand          PLATELETS 345 thousand

4/02/10: Toby was presented for examination of a markedly distended abdomen. Radiographs confirmed our suspicion of a spleen tumor. Toby was in a very debilitated condition with significant muscle wasting and difficulty breathing due the size of the abdominal mass. 

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Therapy:

Veterinary Immune Tabs were started 04/02/10. The therapy goals were to: 
1) Improve the red cell and platelet counts
 2) Enhance the immune response in a highly stressed patient
 3) Potentially shrink or slow tumor growth
 4) Support post-surgical healing.

4/22/10:  In less than 2 weeks pre-surgical blood work revealed an amazing improvement in the cell counts. An 11 pound spleen mass (33% of total body weight) was successfully removed. Biopsies confirmed a malignant hemangiosarcoma. 

6/27/10: Toby is flourishing and has gained back 8 pounds. Post-surgical healing was completely uneventful. His owners are extremely happy and will continue his Veterinary Immune Tabs for preventative purposes.

Update: 

Toby survived another 18 months without post-surgical chemotherapy when she succumbed to congestive heart failure.

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Attending Veterinarian: Dr. Bob McClung