In Part B of our Chapter 83 series from Tobias & Johnston’s Veterinary Surgery (2nd ed), we step into one of the most anxiety-provoking topics in small animal surgery: splenic masses.
Are they benign? Malignant? Hemangiosarcoma hiding inside a hematoma?
Or is the spleen simply lying to you?

This episode cuts through the confusion with a structured, surgeon-focused approach to diagnosing and managing splenic masses.

You’ll learn:

• The true risk breakdown: benign vs malignant vs “impossible to tell”
• Why hemangiosarcoma mimics everything — and how it tricks clinicians
• Imaging patterns that help… and those that mislead
• What cytology and biopsy can (and cannot) tell you
• When splenectomy is urgent vs when you should stabilize first
• Prognosis, staging, and what to do when histopath doesn't match expectations
• The key “board buzzwords” for hemangiosarcoma, hematoma, nodular hyperplasia, and other splenic lesions

If you’ve ever looked at an ultrasound of a splenic mass and thought, “Well… maybe,” this episode gives you the clarity the spleen won’t.

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