Vaginal fold prolapse and transmissible venereal tumour related to ovarian remnant syndrome in a bitch: a case report

O. Turna Yilmaz, M. Ucmak, Z. Gunay and I. Kirsan
Additional contact information
O. Turna Yilmaz: Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Istanbul, Istanbul, Turkey
M. Ucmak: Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Istanbul, Istanbul, Turkey
Z. Gunay: Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Istanbul, Istanbul, Turkey
I. Kirsan: Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Istanbul, Istanbul, Turkey

Veterinární medicína, 2013, vol. 58, issue 12, 628-632

Abstract: A four-year-old cross-breed and neutered bitch weighing 24 kg, was presented with vaginal bleeding for one month and a vaginal mass identified two previously. An ovariohysterectomy operation was performed at two years of age; however, mating subsequently continued. Vaginal bleeding and an irregular-shaped, oedematous vaginal mass (12 × 9 × 7 cm) were detected on clinical examination. The bitch also exhibited leukocytosis and erythrocytopenia. Abundant erythrocytes together with neutrophils, lymphocytes, intermedier cells and transmissible venereal tumour cells were observed in vaginal cytology. Abdominal ultrasonography showed cystic ovarian tissue (2.42 × 1.36 cm) next to the right kidney. Chemotherapy was performed once a week for six weeks leading to a gradual declined in the size and oedema of the mass and to a stop in bleeding. Subsequently, the vaginal mass was extirpated and the ovarian remnant tissue was removed via laparotomy on the same day. The bitch was found to be healthy on examination fourmonths later.

Keywords: bitch; ovarian remnant syndrome; transmissible venereal tumour; vaginal fold prolapse (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2013
References: View complete reference list from CitEc
Citations:

Downloads: (external link)
http://vetmed.agriculturejournals.cz/doi/10.17221/7182-VETMED.html (text/html)
http://vetmed.agriculturejournals.cz/doi/10.17221/7182-VETMED.pdf (application/pdf)
free of charge

Related works:
This item may be available elsewhere in EconPapers: Search for items with the same title.

Export reference: BibTeX RIS (EndNote, ProCite, RefMan) HTML/Text

Persistent link: https://EconPapers.repec.org/RePEc:caa:jnlvet:v:58:y:2013:i:12:id:7182-vetmed

DOI: 10.17221/7182-VETMED

Access Statistics for this article

Veterinární medicína is currently edited by Bc. Adéla Zvěřinová MSc

More articles in Veterinární medicína from Czech Academy of Agricultural Sciences
Bibliographic data for series maintained by Ivo Andrle ().