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:- protrude hemispherically from the surface as yellow and red mottled nodules

*infrequently, may rupture and give rise to haemorrhage

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====Haemangioma====

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====[[Haemangioma]]====

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*benign tumour of dogs

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*may grow to considerable size

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~~:- the size of the lesion giving rise to clinical signs is compounded by haemorrhage from and into the tumour~~

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~~:- thus, a large mass of apple size may be found protruding from the spleen and adherent to the omentum~~

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*on section, it is largely blood clot

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*responds well to surgery

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~~:- therefore it must be distinguished from haemangiosarcoma~~

====Haemangiosarcoma====

*highly malignant tumour of dogs

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