Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Smooth muscle tumors in the bladder wall of three dogs
By Heng, Hock Gan et al.·Published in Veterinary radiology & ultrasound : the official journal of the American College of Veterinary Radiology and the International Veterinary Radiology Association·2006·Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences, United States·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: Smooth muscle neoplasia of the urinary bladder wall in three dogs.
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Plain-English summary
Three dogs were found to have unusual tumors in their urinary bladders. During ultrasounds, the vets noticed round masses inside the bladders that appeared smooth and had varying levels of brightness. These tumors were identified as either leiomyomas (benign tumors) or a leiomyosarcoma (a more aggressive type). Importantly, the tests showed no blood flow to these masses, which can be a sign of their nature. The dogs' treatment options would depend on the specific diagnosis and further evaluation by their veterinarians.
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Abstract
Smooth muscle origin neoplasia of the urinary bladder wall is rare in dogs. This report describes the ultrasonographic features of two bladder wall leiomyomas and one bladder wall leiomyosarcoma. All three dogs had a single, smoothly marginated, round, hypo to mixed echogenicity intraluminal mass in the urinary bladder. Based on color Doppler examination of the masses, there was no visible blood flow.
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