Transmissible venereal tumour (TVT) in an imported dog (abstract)

Authors: Richards AJM, Williamson CC
Publication: New Zealand Veterinary Journal, Volume 53, Issue 1, pp 93, Feb 2005
Publisher: Taylor and Francis

Animal type: Companion animal, Dog
Subject Terms: Biosecurity, Disease transmission, Epidemiology, Reproduction, Neoplasia, Oncology, Disease control/eradication, Disease/defect, Venereal disease
Article class: Abstract

---

Abstract: A 2.5-year-old neutered male Labrador Retriever, imported from Western Samoa and recently released from quarantine, presented with a 3-week history of bleeding from the penis. Ultrasound demonstrated a soft tissue mass deep within the penis; cytology of a fine needle aspirate revealed a discrete population of round cells. The anatomical site, clinical history, and cell morphology were typical of TVT. The dog was euthanised and a necropsy revealed several verrucose, haemorrhagic masses up to 25 x 25 x 3 mm attached to the preputial mucosa at the penile reflection. This is the first recorded case of TVT in New Zealand.

---