Browse > Article

Prognosis and Surgical Treatment of the Urethra Embedding Leiomyosarcoma in a Dog  

Kim, Ji-Hyun (College of Veterinary Medicine, Chungbuk National University)
Lee, Jun-Am (College of Veterinary Medicine, Chungbuk National University)
Kim, Ill-Hwa (College of Veterinary Medicine, Chungbuk National University)
Jang, Dong-Woo (College of Veterinary Medicine, Chungbuk National University)
Kang, Hyun-Gu (College of Veterinary Medicine, Chungbuk National University)
Publication Information
Journal of Veterinary Clinics / v.31, no.4, 2014 , pp. 307-312 More about this Journal
Abstract
A 16-year-old female Shih-Tzu, weighing 5 kg, presented with clinical symptoms of abdominal distension and urinary and fecal incontinence. Abdominal palpation detected a large mass. According to the radiographic findings, the bladder had been moved to the umbilicus by the mass and a large abdominal mass was confirmed in the lower abdominal area. Ultrasonography indentified a large heterogeneous mass with heterogeneous parenchyma and a focal anechoic area in the lower abdominal area. The complete blood count abnormalities suggested thrombocytosis and mild neutrophilia, and the serum chemistry indicated an elevated alkaline phosphatase value. During laparotomy, a firm mass that measured $10.5{\times}9.6cm$ was found between the uterine cervix and urinary bladder. The urethra was embedded in the mass. A diagnosis of leiomyosarcoma was established based on histopathology and histochemistry. One week after surgery, urinary retention symptoms that did not appear to be related to mechanical obstruction presented suddenly, but they did not respond to several drug treatments, thus long-term conservative therapy was adopted. The urinary symptoms disappeared on day 27 and the patient started to void large quantities of urine in a smooth and frequent manner. This case report describes the serial changes in the patient's status and the response after surgical remove of the urethra embedding leiomyosarcoma.
Keywords
dog; leiomyosarcoma; urinary incontinence; micturition disorder after surgery;
Citations & Related Records
연도 인용수 순위
  • Reference
1 Adams HR. Cholinergic pharmacology: Autonomic drugs. In: Veterinary pharmacology and therapeutics, 7th ed. Iowa: Iowa State Univ Press. 1995: 114-133.
2 Anderson JB, Grant JBF. Postoperative retention of urine: a prospective urodynamic study. Brit Med J 1991; 302: 894-896.   DOI
3 Bacci B, Vignoli M, Rossi F, Gallorini F, Terragni R, Laddaga EL, Sarli G. Primary prostatic leiomyosarcoma with pulmonary metastases in a dog. J Am Anim Hosp Assoc 2010; 46: 103-106.   DOI
4 Berzon JL. Primary leiomyosarcoma of the ureter in a dog. J Am Vet Med Assoc 1979; 175: 374-376.
5 Bolam JB, Robinson CJ, Hofstra TC, Wurster RD. Changes in micturition volume thresholds in conscious dogs following spinal opiate administration. J Auton Nerv Syst 1986; 16: 261-277.   DOI
6 Chassy LM, Gardner IA, Plotka ED, Munson L. Genital tract smooth muscle tumors are common in zoo felids but are not associated with melengestrol acetate contraceptive treatment. Vet Pathol 2002; 39: 379-385.   DOI   ScienceOn
7 Cooper BJ, Valentine BA. Tumors of muscle. In: Tumors in domestic animals, 4th ed. New Jersey: Blackwell. 2002: 319-363.
8 Díaz Espiñeira MM, Viehoff FW, Nickel RF. Idiopathic detrusor-urethral dyssynergia in dogs: a retrospective analysis of 22 cases. J Small Anim Pract 1998; 39: 264-270.   DOI
9 Heng HG, Lowry JE, Boston S, Gabel C, Ehrhart N, Gulden SM. Smooth muscle neoplasia of the urinary bladder wall in three dogs. Vet Radiol Ultrasound 2006; 47: 83-86.   DOI   ScienceOn
10 Kapatkin AS, Mullen HS, Matthiesen DT, Patnaik AK. Leiomyosarcoma in dogs: 44 cases (1983-1988). J Am Vet Med Assoc 1992; 201: 1077-1079.
11 Kempson RL, Hendrickson MR. Smooth muscle, endometrial stromal, and mixed Mullerian tumors of the uterus. Mod Pathol 2000; 13: 328-342.   DOI   ScienceOn
12 Lane IF. Diagnosis and management of urinary retention. Vet Clin North Am Small Anim Pract 2000; 30: 25-57.   DOI
13 MacLachlan NJ, Kennedy PC. Tumors of the genital system. In; Tumors in domestic animals, 4th ed. New Jersey: Blackwell. 2002: 509-573.
14 Murphy WM, Beckwith JB, Farrow GM. Tumours of the kidney, bladder and related urinary structures. In: Atlas of tumour pathology, 3rd ed. Washington DC: Armed Forces Institute of Pathology. 1993: 158.
15 Noel S, Claeys S, Hamaide A. Acquired urinary incontinence in the bitch: update and perspectives from human medicine. Vet J 2010; 186: 10-17.   DOI
16 Philippe AC, Durant MD. Intraspinal analgesia and urinary bladder dysfunction. Acta Anaesth Belg 1988; 39: 163-167.
17 Sato T, Aoki K, Shibuya H, Machida T, Watari T. Leiomyosarcoma of the kidney in a dog. J Vet Med 2003; 50: 366-369.   DOI   ScienceOn
18 Srinivas V, Sogani PC, Hadju SI, Whitmore WF Jr. Sarcoma of the kidney. J Urol 1984; 132: 13-16.   DOI
19 Tammela T. Postoperative urinary retention - why the patient cannot void. Scand J Urol Nephrol 1995; 29 (Suppl 175): 75-77.   DOI   ScienceOn
20 Steffey EP. Inhalation anesthetics. In: Veterinary pharmacology and therapeutics, 7th ed. Iowa: Iowa State Univ Press. 1995: 179-208.
21 Tanaka R, Hoshi K, Yamane Y. Partial bladder resection in a bitch with urinary retention following surgical excision of a vaginal leiomyoma. J Small Anim Pract 2001; 42: 301-303.   DOI
22 Thacher C, Bradley RL. Vulvar and vaginal tumors in the dog: a retrospective study. J Am Vet Med Assoc 1983; 183: 690-692.
23 Tsioli VG, Gouletsou PG, Loukopoulos P, Zavlaris M, Galatos AD. Uterine leiomyosarcoma and pyometra in a dog. J Small Anim Pract 2011; 52: 121-124.   DOI
24 Lane IF, Fischer JR, Miller E, Grauer GF, Lappin MR. Functional urethral obstruction in 3 dogs: clinical and urethral pressure profile findings. J Vet Intern Med 2000; 14: 43-49.   DOI
25 Herperger LJ. Postoperative urinary retention in a dog following morphine with bupivacaine epidural analgesia. Can Vet J 1998; 39: 650-652.