Primary prostatic haemangiosarcoma causing severe haematuria in a dog

Daniele Della Santa, Julien Dandrieux, Dimitra Psalla, Daniela Gorgas, Johann Lang, U. Geissbuehler, John Philpott - Howard

Journal of Small Animal Practice · 2008 · 12 citations · 11 references

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Abstract

A 10-year-old, entire, male, mixed-breed dog was presented for severe haematuria and stranguria. Ultrasound revealed a large intraluminal urinary bladder blood clot and a prostatic space-occupying lesion. Invasion of the lesion into the prostatic urethra was detected ultrasonographically during compression of the urinary bladder. Post-mortem examination revealed primary prostatic haemangiosarcoma infiltrating the urethra. Haemangiosarcoma should be considered as a rare cause of prostatic mass lesions, haematuria or lower urinary tract signs in dogs.

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