What does skin cancer look like on a dog?

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asked Oct 5, 2018 in Dogs by Domena (350 points)
What does skin cancer look like on a dog?

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answered Oct 8, 2018 by Judy (56,120 points)

When a dog has skin cancer the skin cancer will usually grow on the dogs body where it has hair.

The skin cancer on dogs will look like red sores or other wounds and will be red or pinkish red in color.


Malignant melanoma in dogs is a type of skin cancer that affects pigmented cells known as melanocytes.

Dogs with skin cancer often develop benign tumors in pigmented cells that do not metastasize, which are called melanocytomas.

Below is a picture of a dog who has skin cancer.

Skin Cancer On dog pic

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