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My dog has a white, pointy, flaky lump on his neck. Is it cancer?

Updated on September 23rd, 2025

Pet's info: Dog | Mixed Breed | Male | unneutered

Weird point lump on my dog. Today I was petting my dog and found a strange hard lump in his neck area, to my surprise it was in a white pointy horn shape and flaky. It does not seem to hurt him when I touch it but I am worried it could be a cancerous tumor or something like thatz

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Answered By David Elbeze, DVM, MRCVS

Veterinarian

Published on August 3rd, 2018

This lump needs to be checked and analysed as there are many conditions and types of tumors that could look like that. take Bambi to the vet, they will perform a fine needle aspiration on the growth and send it to the lab for analysis. when the result comes, the vet will advise what needs to be done according to the diagnosis.

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