Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Dog with rare glomangioma tumor on prepuce of penis
By Galofaro, V et al.·Published in Reproduction in domestic animals = Zuchthygiene·2006·Dipartimento di Sanità, Italy·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: Glomangioma in the prepuce of a dog.
- Species:
- dog
Plain-English summary
An 8-year-old Springer Spaniel was brought to the vet with a noticeable lump on the side of his penis. The mass measured about 3.5 x 5.2 cm and was found to be a rare type of tumor called glomangioma. After the tumor was surgically removed, it was confirmed through testing that it was benign. This case is significant as it is the first reported instance of this type of tumor in a dog.
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Abstract
A case of preputial glomangioma in an 8-year-old Springer Spaniel dog is reported. The dog presented a solitary nodular mass, approximately 3.5 x 5.2 cm in diameter, located on the lateral wall of the prepuce at the base of the penis. Histologically, the excised tumour mass consisted of proliferating round epithelioid cells arranged in a cordon-like structure around small blood vessels. The neoplastic cells were positive for alpha smooth muscle actin and negative for cytokeratin, desmin, S-100 protein and neurone-specific enolase. Based on these pathologic features, the tumour was diagnosed as glomangioma, a neoplasm extremely rare in dogs. To our knowledge, this is the first report of preputial glomangioma in the dog.
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