title: Uterine leiomyoma in a spayed poodle bitch: a case report.
abstract: A 16-year-old, spayed, female poodle dog was presented for evaluation of tenesmus, with the ability to attract male dogs and a willingness to mate. The dog had undergone an ovariohysterectomy when it was 7 years old. Haematological and serum biochemistry analyses demonstrated leucocytosis and a mild uraemia. A vaginal smear was predominantly made up of superficial cells, accounting for at least 80% of the cells. Abdominal ultrasonography revealed a heterogeneous multicystic mass at the caudal abdomen and two masses with anechoic areas adjacent to the caudal pole of each kidney. A midline exploratory laparotomy identified a uterine mass and residual ovaries that were surgically excised. Histopathological examination of the mass demonstrated that it was a leiomyoma. The left ovary had a cystic structure and the right ovary had a papillary cystic adenoma. Seven months after the surgery, the owner reported that the dog was clinically normal. To the authors' knowledge, this is the first reported case of a uterine leiomyoma after an incomplete ovariohysterectomy in the dog.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Istanbul University, Istanbul, Turkey. bhsontas@gmail.com
authors.forename: B H
authors.initials: BH
authors.lastname: Sontas
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Ozyogurtcu
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Turna
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Arun
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Ekici
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D004283:Dog Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D004285:Dogs; D005260:Female; D007044:Hysterectomy / Q000662:veterinary*; D007889:Leiomyoma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery / Q000662:veterinary*; D010051:Ovarian Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery / Q000662:veterinary; D010052:Ovariectomy / Q000662:veterinary; D014463:Ultrasonography / Q000662:veterinary; D014594:Uterine Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery / Q000662:veterinary*