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This dog was referred to an oncologist because of a mass identified by its primary veterinarian. Work through this case with the team at the University of Tennessee to find out what happens once a patient is referred.

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Recombinant human bone morphogenetic protein (BMP)helpful with jaw repair and long bone defects in dogsworks wonders, is expensive ($1,000 per milligram) and requires care: If you were to get a little BMP on your instruments or glove, and you touch, say, a muscle, there would be bone growth in that muscle, says one veterinary surgeon.