Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Young dog with urinary bladder fibrosarcoma causing recurring
By Olausson, A et al.·Published in Veterinary radiology & ultrasound : the official journal of the American College of Veterinary Radiology and the International Veterinary Radiology Association·2005·Department of Clinical Radiology·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: A urinary bladder fibrosarcoma in a young dog.
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Plain-English summary
A 14-month-old female Gos d'Atura Catala was brought to the vet due to a 7-month history of recurring urinary tract infections. After an ultrasound, the vet found a thickened area in the bladder wall that turned out to be a fibrosarcoma, a type of cancer. Despite surgery to remove the mass, the dog continued to have blood in her urine and did not respond to treatment. Sadly, she was euthanized, and further examination revealed that the cancer had spread to her urethra, lungs, and liver.
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Abstract
A 14-month-old female dog, Gos d'Atura Catala was presented for a 7-month-history of reoccurring urinary tract infection. Using sonography, a focal multilobulated thickening of the urinary bladder wall was discovered. The solid mass was arising from the area of the ureteral papllDae and bulging into the lumen of the bladder neck. The wall of the urethra was uniformly thickened. These findings were not considered typical for a generalized urinary tract infection but more indicative of local severe inflammation, neoplasia or hyperplasia in the area of the ureteral openings. The thickening of the urethra was suggestive of urethritis or neoplastic infiltration. Signs of metastasis were not detected on the thoracic radiographs or in the remainder of the abdominal ultrasound examination. A surgical excision of the multilobulated mass was performed and histologic examination was conducted. A fibrosarcoma in the lamina propria of the urinary bladder wall was diagnosed. Because of reoccurence of hematuria and unresponsiveness to therapy the dog was euthanized. Postmortem examination confirmed the diagnosis of fiborsarcoma in the urinary bladder. Additionally, neoplastic infiltration of the urethral wall and metastasis in the lungs and liver were detected histopathologically.
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Search related cases →Original publication on PubMed: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/15869157/