Lump in hip area and lymph nodes swollen on same side

Vets only please - on 12/20/23 our vet found a mass on spleen after bringing her in for losing appetite and slight anemia. Had splenectomy on 1/3/24, dx with Hemangiosarcoma shortly afterwards. Past 10 weeks, doing great with homemade food and honest kitchen and lots of supplements including Yunnan Baiyou, Turkey Tail and HSA compound (TCM). Also holistic vet had us add Standard Process to help immune system. On Friday night, large lump popped out on hip. She’s favoring and lympnodes on same side are enlarged (armpit and leg area). She’s eating, drinking and still attentive but know it’s bothering her. She had a MCT tumor last fall near that area but removed (grade 1, clean margins). With this popping up so quickly could we be looking at MCT or her HSA spreading already? Or could it be something else. 😞.

Hello - Let's talk about lymphatics.  All organs and tissues in the body are bathed in fluid; new fluid (water) is added all the time, to keep things fresh and hydrated.  The fluid picks up dead cells, bacteria etc (a bit like dirty water in a swimming pool) and this drains away along soft little vessels called 'lymphatic vessels' (other vessels include blood vessels ie veins and arteries). At intervals along these lymphatic vessels / passages, are 'nodes' - think of them as filters that any catch infection, cancer cells and so on, from the local area.  These filters are full of immune cells.  If a virus or bacterium or an allergen, foreign material or indeed, a damaged cell such as a cancer cell, show up in that place, white blood cells will flock to that area in order to deal with it if possible.  An active lymph node swells and this can often be felt or photographed from the outside.  Therefore, a large lymph node in itself isn't definitely cancer; there may be other things going on.  Your vet should check the node and make a decision, based on the individual case, what the sweeling is and how worried they are.  They may decide to do tests before passing judgement; it would probably depend a lot on the context.  Please note that as well as lymph nodes and cancers, other causes of lumps such as abscesses and luxations may be differentials.  Always make sure that your vet is fully aware of an supplements that are being given.  Wishing you lots of luck on this journey.

I'm afraid that youf vet will probably want to examine these nodes and talk over the limely causes of their swelling and to discuss next steps if applicable.