Disease Description: Abnormal growths of the hair follicles.

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Disease Symptom: The primary symptom of hair follicle tumors is the palpable tumor on the surface of a dog’s skin. Tumors may ulcerate and ooze bloody fluid and are at a risk of becoming infected.

Disease Cause: The cause of hair follicle tumors is unknown, although there seems to be a genetic connection, as the correlation of certain physical structures of follicles of certain breeds, that may contribute to their development. Development of hair follicle tumors is also associated with excess production of the naturally occurring chemical B-catenin, which enables hair follicles to develop from skin cells.

Disease Diagnose: Diagnosis depends upon a thorough reporting of the onset of your dog’s health history and the onset of symptoms, as well as a complete physical examination. The veterinarian will be able to detect a hair follicle tumor upon physical examination, and will then take samples of the tumor through biopsy and fine needle aspirate to submit to a veterinary pathologist for histopathologic laboratory analysis. The veterinary pathologist will report out the results, of which the analysis will help provide transparency to the type of hair follicle tumor and if it is benign or malignant.

Treat Method: Treatment is surgical removal of the tumor itself, and this is a simple procedure for singular, benign hair follicle tumors.

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