Young Dog’s Skin Mass May Disappear Without Treatment

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Young Dog’s Skin Mass May Disappear Without Treatment
Histiocytomas are most commonly found on dachshund puppies. Kryuchka Yaroslav/Shutterstock
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Q: Beau, our 1-year-old dachshund, had a small, round, pink mass on his ear. Scheduling an appointment with his veterinarian took longer than usual, and just before the appointment, the mass disappeared, so we canceled. What was the mass?
A: It sounds like Beau may have had a histiocytoma, a common skin tumor that usually disappears without treatment.
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Lee Pickett
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Lee Pickett, VMD, practices companion animal medicine in North Carolina. Contact her at AskTheVet.pet. Copyright 2026 Lee Pickett, VMD. Distributed by Creators.com