Clinical Study on Incidence and Risk Factors for Vaginal Tumors in Dogs with Particular Reference to Vaginal Leiomyoma
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2014-09-12
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Karnataka Veterinary, Animal and Fisheries Sciences University , Bidar
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The present study was conducted on female dogs presented to the outpatient
department of Department of Veterinary Gynecology & Obstetrics, Veterinary College,
Bangalore to analyze the influence of breed, age and parity on the incidence of vaginal
tumors and various clinical symptoms associated, with an emphasis on vaginal leiomyoma.
Overall incidence of vaginal tumors was determined as 3.01 per cent with highest
incidence in Labrador and least in Dalmatian, Doberman, Golden Retriever, Lhasa Apso &
Non Descript breeds. Vaginal tumors were common in older dogs (8 to 12 years) and were
lowest in dogs below four years of age. The condition was more frequently observed in
intact dogs than neutered and most of the dogs were having parity one to four.
Vaginal discharge was predominantly seen with other clinical symptoms like
anorexia, perineal swelling, vulvar licking, polydypsia, weight loss, polyuria and tenesmus.
Many dogs had vaginal tumor masses protruding out of vulva. The condition concurrently
occurred with diseases like mammary neoplasia, pyometra, ovarian cyst, cystic
endometrial hyperplasia and uterine tumors. Majority of the dogs had vaginal tumors in
posterior vagina than in mid and anterior part of vagina.
Vaginal tumors were solitary or multiple, capsulated and hard in consistency, either
extramural or intramural in origin with varied size and number. Blood parameters viz.
hemoglobin, platelet count, packed cell volume, creatinine and SGPT were within the
normal physiological range whereas the total leucocyte count was found to be high.
Histopathologically, leiomyoma masses appeared similar to the normal vaginal tissue.
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