title: Vulvovaginectomy and perineal urethrostomy for neoplasms of the vulva and vagina.
abstract: Vulvovaginectomy and perineal urethrostomy were performed in three dogs with extensive neoplasms of the vulva and vagina. One benign tumor (fibroleiomyoma) and two malignant tumors (transitional cell carcinoma and anaplastic spindle cell sarcoma) were diagnosed. Survival times were 9 weeks to 10 months. Urinary continence was preserved in all three dogs. The procedure may be curative for benign tumors or malignant tumors that have not yet metastasized; it is a palliative procedure for advanced malignancies.
authors.affiliation: Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences, Ohio State University, Columbus.
authors.forename: S A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Bilbrey
authors.forename: S J
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Withrow
authors.forename: M K
authors.initials: MK
authors.lastname: Klein
authors.forename: R A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Bennett
authors.forename: A M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Norris
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Gofton
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: DeHoff
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002295:Carcinoma, Transitional Cell / Q000601:surgery / Q000662:veterinary; D004283:Dog Diseases / Q000601:surgery*; D004285:Dogs; D005260:Female; D007889:Leiomyoma / Q000601:surgery / Q000662:veterinary; D012509:Sarcoma / Q000601:surgery / Q000662:veterinary; D014521:Urethra / Q000601:surgery; D014621:Vagina / Q000601:surgery; D014625:Vaginal Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery / Q000662:veterinary*; D014844:Vulva / Q000601:surgery; D014846:Vulvar Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery / Q000662:veterinary*