Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Female crossbred Rottweiler dog with vaginal tumor treated by surgery
By H. Bodinga et al.·Published in Asian Journal of Research in Animal and Veterinary Sciences·2019·View original on Semantic Scholar →
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Original publication title: Vaginal Leiomyoma in a Crossbred Rottweiler Female Dog- a Case Report
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Plain-English summary
A 5-year-old crossbred female Rottweiler was brought to the vet because a hard, round mass was sticking out from her vaginal wall. After examining her, the vet found that the mass was a type of tumor called a leiomyoma. The dog underwent surgery to remove the tumor through a procedure called an episiotomy, and thankfully, she had no complications afterward. The surgery was successful, and the dog recovered well.
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Abstract
Aims: To describe a vaginal leiomyoma in a five year old crossbred female dog and its surgical management by episiotomy. Case Presentation: A five year old cross-breed female dog was presented to Aliyu Jodi Veterinary clinic sokoto-Nigeria with complaint of muscular tissue protruding out from the vaginal wall. Physical examination revealed a hard, firm, round nodular lesion on the left lateral vaginal wall caudal to the cervix and anterior to the urethral orifice extending caudally to a few centimeters away from the left vulval wall causing a gross distension of the vulval skin. Discussion: Haematology and Histopathology result revealed normal PCV and leiomyoma. The animal was anaesthetized and the treatment was achieved by surgical excision of the mass via an episiotomy. Conclusion: The article presents a rare case of vaginal leiomyoma in a five year old female dog. The management of this condition was carried out through surgical excision of the tumor mass with no postoperative complication in the present case.
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Search related cases →Original publication on Semantic Scholar: https://www.semanticscholar.org/paper/c73040b67a618c38d56152c89ca749708e489813