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VetVine Client Care
Hemangiosarcoma And IMHA
Internal Medicine
This question was asked during Session 1 of the Mastering IMHA program:
Question:
You mentioned hemangiosarcoma (cancer as an inciting cause of IMHA) which may include splenectomy if it's splenic hemangiosarcoma. So I was wondering how no spleen affects the calculus in IMHA?
Answer provided by John Loftus, PhD, DVM, DACVIM (SAIM, Nutrition):
Ah, we’ll touch on that next week in Session 2. :)
Splenectomy can also be a consideration for refractory IMHA cases, as that is a site of red cell destruction.