title: Persistent vulvar hemorrhage secondary to vaginal hemangioma in dogs.
abstract: Two young female dogs were presented with a chronic history of persistent vulvar hemorrhage. Vaginoscopy was ultimately used to locate bleeding vaginal masses near the urethral papilla. In both cases, episiotomy was performed to resect the mass, and hemangioma was diagnosed histologically. These tumors caused persistent vaginal bleeding; they were difficult to diagnose without vaginoscopy and lavage; and surgical excision was curative in at least one case.
authors.affiliation: Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciences, Virginia-Maryland Regional College of Veterinary Medicine, Phase II, Duckpond Drive, Blacksburg, Virginia 24061, USA.
authors.forename: Jonathan M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Miller
authors.forename: Nicolaas E
authors.initials: NE
authors.lastname: Lambrechts
authors.forename: Robert A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Martin
authors.forename: D P
authors.initials: DP
authors.lastname: Sponenberg
authors.forename: Molly
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Subasic
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004283:Dog Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D004285:Dogs; D005260:Female; D006391:Hemangioma / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery / Q000662:veterinary*; D006470:Hemorrhage / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery / Q000662:veterinary*; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014625:Vaginal Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery / Q000662:veterinary*; D014845:Vulvar Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery / Q000662:veterinary*