Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Dog with vaginal tumor causing bleeding diagnosed by CT scan
By Weissman, Andrea et al.·Published in Journal of the American Animal Hospital Association·2013·Department of Veterinary Biosciences and Diagnostic Imaging, United States·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: Canine vaginal leiomyoma diagnosed by CT vaginourethrography.
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Plain-English summary
A 13-year-old spayed female Labrador retriever was brought in for vulvar bleeding. X-rays showed a soft tissue mass in her pelvic area, and a special CT scan helped pinpoint the mass in her vagina. The vet performed surgery to remove the mass, which turned out to be a benign tumor called a leiomyoma. After the surgery, the prognosis was good, and the dog was expected to recover well.
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Abstract
A 13 yr old female spayed Labrador retriever presented for vulvar bleeding. Abdominal radiographs revealed a soft tissue mass in the ventral pelvic canal. A computed tomography (CT) exam and a CT vaginourethrogram localized the mass to the vagina, helped further characterize the mass, and aided in surgical planning. A total vaginectomy was performed and the histologic diagnosis was leiomyoma. Vaginal tumors make up 1.9-3% of all tumors. Seventy-three percent of vaginal tumors are benign, and 83% of those are leiomyomas. Leiomyomas often have a good long-term prognosis with surgical resection. The diagnostic investigation of this case report utilized a multimodal imaging approach to determine the extent and respectability of the vaginal mass. To the best of the authors' knowledge, this is the first report describing a CT vaginourethrogram.
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Search related cases →Original publication on PubMed: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/24051257/