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.
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November 01 2013
Canine Vaginal Leiomyoma Diagnosed by CT Vaginourethrography
Andrea Weissman, VMD;
Andrea Weissman, VMD
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Department of Veterinary Biosciences and Diagnostic Imaging (A.W., D.J., S.H.) and Department of Small Animal Soft Tissue Surgery (B.T., K.C.), College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Georgia, Athens, GA.
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David Jiménez, DVM, DACVR;
David Jiménez, DVM, DACVR
Department of Veterinary Biosciences and Diagnostic Imaging (A.W., D.J., S.H.) and Department of Small Animal Soft Tissue Surgery (B.T., K.C.), College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Georgia, Athens, GA.
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Brian Torres, DVM;
Brian Torres, DVM
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Department of Veterinary Biosciences and Diagnostic Imaging (A.W., D.J., S.H.) and Department of Small Animal Soft Tissue Surgery (B.T., K.C.), College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Georgia, Athens, GA.
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Karen Cornell, PhD, DVM, DACVS;
Karen Cornell, PhD, DVM, DACVS
Department of Veterinary Biosciences and Diagnostic Imaging (A.W., D.J., S.H.) and Department of Small Animal Soft Tissue Surgery (B.T., K.C.), College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Georgia, Athens, GA.
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Shannon P. Holmes, MSc, DVM, DACVR
Shannon P. Holmes, MSc, DVM, DACVR
Department of Veterinary Biosciences and Diagnostic Imaging (A.W., D.J., S.H.) and Department of Small Animal Soft Tissue Surgery (B.T., K.C.), College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Georgia, Athens, GA.
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J Am Anim Hosp Assoc (2013) 49 (6): 394–397.
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Andrea Weissman, David Jiménez, Brian Torres, Karen Cornell, Shannon P. Holmes; Canine Vaginal Leiomyoma Diagnosed by CT Vaginourethrography. J Am Anim Hosp Assoc 1 November 2013; 49 (6): 394–397. doi: https://doi.org/10.5326/JAAHA-MS-5922
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