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A 5-year-old male Norwegian elkhound dog with generalized confluent dermal masses is shown. The tumors are firm to fluctuant, well-circumscribed, dermal to subcutaneous masses varying in size from 0.5–>5.0 cm. Some of the lesions have visible pores opening onto the surface of the skin; the pores are filled with cutaneous plugs. The dog is otherwise healthy.


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