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- Title
Canine vaginal leiomyoma diagnosed by CT vaginourethrography.
- Authors
Weissman, Andrea; Jiménez, David; Torres, Brian; Cornell, Karen; Holmes, Shannon P
- Abstract
A 13 yr old female spayed Labrador retriever presented for vulvar bleeding. Abdominal radiographs revealed a soft tissue mass in the ventral pelvic canal. A computed tomography (CT) exam and a CT vaginourethrogram localized the mass to the vagina, helped further characterize the mass, and aided in surgical planning. A total vaginectomy was performed and the histologic diagnosis was leiomyoma. Vaginal tumors make up 1.9-3% of all tumors. Seventy-three percent of vaginal tumors are benign, and 83% of those are leiomyomas. Leiomyomas often have a good long-term prognosis with surgical resection. The diagnostic investigation of this case report utilized a multimodal imaging approach to determine the extent and respectability of the vaginal mass. To the best of the authors' knowledge, this is the first report describing a CT vaginourethrogram.
- Publication
Journal of the American Animal Hospital Association, 2013, Vol 49, Issue 6, p394
- ISSN
1547-3317
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.5326/JAAHA-MS-5922