Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Vulvar lipoleiomyoma tumor removed from female Siberian Husky dog
By Radi, Zaher A·Published in Journal of veterinary diagnostic investigation : official publication of the American Association of Veterinary Laboratory Diagnosticians, Inc·2005·The University of Georgia, United States·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: Vulvar lipoleiomyoma in a dog.
- Species:
- dog
Plain-English summary
A 5-year-old female Siberian Husky was brought to the vet with a firm, white growth in her vulvar area. The growth was surgically removed and examined, revealing it to be a lipoleiomyoma, which is a type of tumor made up of fat and muscle cells. This was the first reported case of this specific tumor in dogs. After the surgery, the dog was monitored for recovery, and there were no complications noted.
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Abstract
A vulvar neoplasm from a 5-year-old female Siberian Husky dog was removed surgically and examined histologically. Macroscopically, the neoplasm was firm, white, and measured 6 x 4 x 3 cm. Microscopically, the neoplasm was expansile, nonencapsulated, and composed of lobules of mature adipocytes ad-mixed with streams and bundles of well-differentiated smooth muscle cells. Immunohistochemically, the neoplastic cells had strong diffuse cytoplasmic immunoreactivity for alpha-smooth muscle actin and desmin, and no immunoreactivity for cytokeratin or vimentin. On the basis of gross, histopathologic, and immunohistochemical findings, a diagnosis of lipoleiomyoma was made. This is, to the author's knowledge, the first report of canine vulvar lipoleiomyoma.
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