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Hemangiosarcoma and IMHA

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    July 30, 2024 2:12 PM EDT

    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. Splenectomy can also be a consideration for refractory IMHA cases, as that is a site of red cell destruction.