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Vaginal Leiomyoma in a Crossbred Rottweiler Female Dog- a Case Report

H. A. Bodinga, N. Abubakar, N. Abdullahi, T. Hassan

Asian Journal of Research in Animal and Veterinary Sciences · pp. 105–108 · Published 28 May 2019

10.9734/ajravs/2019/v2i247

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 post- operative complication in the present case.

Dog vagina leiomyoma episiotomy

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