Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Penile mucosal papillomas causing genital masses in male dogs
By Cornegliani, Luisa et al.·Published in Veterinary Dermatology·2007·View original on Crossref →
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Original publication title: Idiopathic mucosal penile squamous papillomas in dogs
- Species:
- dog
Plain-English summary
Eleven male dogs, aged 6 to 13 years, were brought to the vet for genital masses and occasional blood in their urine. Upon examination, the vets found soft, pink-red, cauliflower-like growths on the dogs' penises, which were surgically removed. After the surgery, the urinary issues cleared up, indicating that the blood in the urine was likely caused by irritation from these growths. The masses were identified as idiopathic mucosal penile squamous papillomas, meaning their cause was unknown and not linked to a virus.
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Abstract
AbstractA new papillomatous clinical entity is described affecting the penile mucosa of dogs. The animals, 11 male dogs of different breeds, ageing from 6 to 13 years, were presented for genital mass and occasional haematuria. Surgical incision of the prepuce skin of the anaesthetized dogs showed the presence of single pedunculated, soft, pink‐red, cauliflower‐like masses arising from the penile mucosa, with diameter ranging from 2 to 8 cm. In all cases, histopathological examination of the excised masses showed normal epithelial differentiation with digitiform expansion of all the layers and elongated rete ridges slanted towards the periphery of the lesion. Evidence of ballooning degeneration or basophilic intranuclear inclusion bodies was not found. Both immunohistochemistry and polymerase chain reaction techniques failed to reveal papillomavirus. According to the histological World Health Organization classification of papillomatous lesions and due to the lack of evidence of a viral origin the masses were identified as idiopathic mucosal penile squamous papillomas. Urinary problems resolved after surgical excision, haematuria was therefore considered secondary to ulceration of the papillated masses.
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Search related cases →Original publication on Crossref: https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-3164.2007.00632.x