Uterine and Ovarian Metastasis of Transmissible Venereal Tumor in a Bitch

Authors: AYHAN BAŞTAN, DUYGU BAKİ ACAR, MEHMET CENGİZ

Abstract: In this case report, metastasis of a transmissible venereal tumor (TVT) to the uterus and ovaries is presented. A 7-year-old female boxer dog with hemorrhagic vulvar discharge and a vaginal mass was brought to Ankara University Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Clinics of Gynecology and Obstetrics. TVT was diagnosed by clinical findings and cytologic examination. Multifocal nodules in the uterus and enlargements of the uterine wall were detected by ultrasonographic examination. Ovariohysterectomy was performed because of uterine pathology. Histopathologic examination of the uterus and ovarium showed that the multifocal masses in the uterus and ovaries originated from vaginal TVT.

Keywords: Bitch, TVT, metastasis, uterus, ovarium

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