Ureteral sarcoma in a dog

J Small Anim Pract. 2007 Dec;48(12):699-701. doi: 10.1111/j.1748-5827.2006.00305.x. Epub 2007 Apr 13.

Abstract

A ureteral sarcoma was diagnosed in a nine-year-old Weimaraner dog with gross haematuria, severe unilateral hydronephrosis, and hydroureter. Treatment consisted of unilateral nephrectomy and ureterectomy. This case was compared with 14 other ureteral tumours reported in the veterinary literature. Only three previous reports concerned a malignant ureteral tumour. Urinary tract neoplasms mainly involve the bladder and the kidney, and more rarely the urethra. The purpose of this paper is to report a rare case of malignant ureteral tumour in a dog.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Dog Diseases / diagnosis*
  • Dog Diseases / pathology
  • Dogs
  • Female
  • Sarcoma / diagnosis
  • Sarcoma / veterinary*
  • Ureteral Neoplasms / diagnosis
  • Ureteral Neoplasms / veterinary*