Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Female Maltese dog with bladder tumor causing blood in urine
By Takiguchi, M et al.·Published in The Journal of small animal practice·2002·Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences, Japan·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: Rhabdomyosarcoma (botryoid sarcoma) of the urinary bladder in a Maltese.
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Plain-English summary
A 2-year-old female Maltese was brought to the vet for blood in her urine and frequent urination. An ultrasound and other imaging tests revealed a tumor in her bladder, which was surgically removed while preserving the bladder itself. The tumor was identified as rhabdomyosarcoma, a rare type of cancer in small dogs. Unfortunately, two months later, the dog passed away due to the cancer spreading to her liver, but there was no sign of the tumor returning in the bladder after surgery.
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Abstract
A urinary bladder tumour was diagnosed in a two-year-old female Maltese with haematuria and pollakiuria on the basis of ultrasonography and pneumocystography findings. The mass was resected, and the bladder was preserved at surgery. Histological and immunohistochemical examination confirmed the tumour to be a rhabdomyosarcoma, which has rarely been reported in small breeds of dog. There was no recurrence of the tumour at the original site in the urinary bladder two months later, when the dog died due to metastasis to the liver. This is believed to be the first report of bladder rhabdomyosarcoma in a Maltese.
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Search related cases →Original publication on PubMed: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/12074293/