Haemangiosarcoma in the uterine remnant of a spayed female dog.
A 11-year-old, female, spayed greyhound was presented with a haemorrhagic discharge from the vulva. Clinical examination, vaginoscopy and a computed tomography scan showed an irregular egg-sized mass in the region of the cervix and uterine stump. An endoscopic grab biopsy (incisional) suggested a malignant mesenchymal tumour. Following this, surgical excision of the cranial vagina, cervix and the uterine remnant was performed. The final diagnosis of haemangiosarcoma was based on histological examination of the larger excisional biopsy specimen and was confirmed by positive immunolabelling of the neoplastic endothelial cells for the von Willebrand factor.
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Department of Infectious diseases and Pathology, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32611-0880, USA.
Tivers
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Selmic
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Scurrell
E J
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Baines
S J
SJ
Smith
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D000818:Animals; D003967:Diarrhea / Q000209:etiology / Q000662:veterinary; D004283:Dog Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D004285:Dogs; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D006394:Hemangiosarcoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery / Q000662:veterinary*; D007044:Hysterectomy / Q000662:veterinary; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000662:veterinary; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000662:veterinary; D006113:United Kingdom; D014594:Uterine Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery / Q000662:veterinary*