Vulvovaginectomy and neo-urethrostomy for treatment of haemangiosarcoma ofthe vulva and vagina

Vulvovaginectomy and neo-urethrostomy were performed in a 9-year-old German shepherd dog following a diagnosis of infiltrative vulvar and vestibulovag inal haemangiosarcoma. The dog was presented for intermittent vulvar haemor rhage over a 3-month period. On examination the vulva and vestibulovagina w ere distended and firm. Vaginal discharge and fine needle aspiration cytolo gy detected anaplastic cells. Haemangiosarcoma was diagnosed on biopsy. A n ew urethral opening was created in the floor of the vagina allowing resecti on of the vulva and caudal vestibulovagina. Urinary continence was preserve d and healing was without complications.