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Vulvovaginectomy and Perineal Urethrostomy for Neoplasms of the Vulva and Vagina
Author(s) -
BILBREY STEPHEN A.,
WITHROW STEPHEN J.,
KLEIN MARY KAY,
BENNETT R. AVERY,
NORRIS ALAN M.,
GOFTON NORMAN,
DEHOFF WILLIAM
Publication year - 1990
Publication title -
veterinary surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.652
H-Index - 79
eISSN - 1532-950X
pISSN - 0161-3499
DOI - 10.1111/j.1532-950x.1990.tb01124.x
Subject(s) - urethrostomy , medicine , vulva , vagina , pelvic exenteration , sarcoma , urethra , surgery , pathology
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.