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  • Burrard Animal Hospital & Emergency
  • 1788 West Broadway,
  • Vancouver,
  • British Columbia,
  • V6J1Y1
  • Phone: (604) 738-5683

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Reptiles & Amphibians + Cancer & Tumors

  • Collecting tissue samples for cytology or histopathology allow a pathologist to often give a diagnosis of the type of mass or tumor your pet has. Samples can be obtained by fine needle aspirate or biopsy, where a piece of the mass is cut out. Based on what the mass appears like under the microscope, the pathologist can often give a prognosis of how the tumor will behave.