Leiomioma uterino en perra mestiza de chow-chow, diagnóstico y tratamiento.

Abstract

This case corresponds to a 9-year-old Chow Chow mongrel canine patient treated at the Ocaña veterinary clinic, the owner reported vaginal bleeding, loss of appetite and a lump in the abdomen, for which a rigorous clinical examination was carried out which confirmed the presence of abundant vaginal bleeding, the presence of a mass at the abdominal level, pain on abdominal palpation and decay. For this reason, in the beginning, the suspicion of a possible transmissible venereal tumor, pyometry or hematometer was taken into consideration for this case, for which an ultrasound study (abdominal LOE) was performed which revealed the presence of an abdominal mass, with Based on the findings, it was decided to perform an exploratory laparotomy, a procedure by which it was determined that the mass affected the reproductive tract, for which an ovariosalpingohysterectomy was performed by which the ovaries, uterine horns and the uterus were removed. Prior to the surgical procedure, the patient received treatment because she presented hypochromic normocytic anemia and thrombocytopenia, with antibiotic therapy and supportive therapy for 15 days with which it was sought to increase or normalize the number of platelets in order to perform the surgical procedure and thus To avoid possible inconveniences, once the procedure was performed and the tumor adhered to the right uterine horn was removed, 3 samples were taken which were sent for a histopathological examination, which reported a uterine leiomyoma which is a neoplasm with smooth muscle characteristics. which makes up a large percentage of uterine tumors in the canine species. 15 days after the surgical treatment was carried out, a control of the blood picture was taken in which an optimal improvement and recovery of the patient could be seen.