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Liver Tumors
Primary and metastatic tumors of the liver in dogs and cats.
Key Facts
- Metastatic cancer 2.5x more common than primary liver tumors
- Hepatocellular carcinoma: most common primary tumor in dogs
- Biliary adenoma: most common primary tumor in cats (>50%)
- Massive tumors most amenable to surgical removal
- Hepatocellular carcinoma grows slowly — surgery yields 4-year median survival
- Needle aspirate correct diagnosis in 60%, biopsy in 90%
- Ultrasound is key imaging modality for evaluation and guided sampling