Primary prostatic haemangiosarcoma causing severe haematuria in a dog.
A 10-year-old, entire, male, mixed-breed dog was presented for severe haematuria and stranguria. Ultrasound revealed a large intraluminal urinary bladder blood clot and a prostatic space-occupying lesion. Invasion of the lesion into the prostatic urethra was detected ultrasonographically during compression of the urinary bladder. Post-mortem examination revealed primary prostatic haemangiosarcoma infiltrating the urethra. Haemangiosarcoma should be considered as a rare cause of prostatic mass lesions, haematuria or lower urinary tract signs in dogs.
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Division of Clinical Radiology, Department of Clinical Veterinary Medicine, Vetsuisse Faculty, University of Bern, Länggassstrasse 128, 3001 Berne, Switzerland.
Dandrieux
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Psalla
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Gorgas
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Lang
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Geissbuehler
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Howard
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D000818:Animals; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004283:Dog Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D004285:Dogs; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D006394:Hemangiosarcoma / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000662:veterinary*; D006417:Hematuria / Q000209:etiology / Q000662:veterinary*; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000556:secondary / Q000662:veterinary; D008297:Male; D009361:Neoplasm Invasiveness; D011471:Prostatic Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000662:veterinary*; D014463:Ultrasonography