Vulvovaginectomy and perineal urethrostomy for neoplasms of the vulva and vagina

Vet Surg. 1989 Nov-Dec;18(6):450-3. doi: 10.1111/j.1532-950x.1990.tb01124.x.

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.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Carcinoma, Transitional Cell / surgery
  • Carcinoma, Transitional Cell / veterinary
  • Dog Diseases / surgery*
  • Dogs
  • Female
  • Leiomyoma / surgery
  • Leiomyoma / veterinary
  • Sarcoma / surgery
  • Sarcoma / veterinary
  • Urethra / surgery
  • Vagina / surgery
  • Vaginal Neoplasms / surgery
  • Vaginal Neoplasms / veterinary*
  • Vulva / surgery
  • Vulvar Neoplasms / surgery
  • Vulvar Neoplasms / veterinary*