Year: 2012
Type: article
Study design: Case Report
Abstract: This report addresses an atypical transmissible venereal tumour in an 8-year-old bitch that was pluriparous and seropositive for leishmaniasis. There were ascites and a serosanguineous discharge from the vulva, but no lesions on the external genital mucosa. An aspirate of the peritoneal fluid showed mononuclear round cells characteristic of transmissible venereal tumour (TVT). Exploratory laparotomy revealed light red, granulomatous structures in the peritoneum, omentum, spleen, liver and uterine horns. Cytological and histopathological tests confirmed the diagnosis of intra-abdominal TVT. Dissemination of the TVT to several organs inside the abdominal cavity probably resulted from immunosuppression caused by leishmaniasis, which favoured the presence and aggressiveness of TVT.
Source: Reproduction in Domestic Animals
DOI: 10.1111/rda.12110
Authors: JT Trevizan, JT Carreira, NC Souza, IR Carvalho, PBC Gomes, VMF Lima, CMB Orlandi, DB Rozza, MB Koivisto
Language: English
Topic: Veterinary Oncology Research
Subfield: Small Animals
Field: Veterinary
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: bronze
OpenAlex ID: W1972126264