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Lymphomas of the dog are common findings in veterinary practice. The diagnosis is based on the clinical history, imaging, staging and ultimately the analysis of tumor cell shape by cytology or histopathology. The latter can lead to the distinction of more than 50 Lymphoma subtypes in the most extreme application. This variety of subtypes is only tangible to a small number of specialists, impractical for everyday clinical practice, and inadequate for the narrow range of currently available therapy options.
Therefore, the following article will give an overview of how canine lymphomas are diagnosed, how they are usefully subtyped, how staging and grading of canine lymphomas works, and what influence subtyping and grading have on the treatment decision.