Tvt: transmissible venereal tumor

The transmissible venereal Tumor or sarcoma of Sticker or Tumor de venereal Sticker or granuloma are all synonymies of same neoplasia highly contagious that occurs in canine and is the genital but frequent tumor in sexually active populations.

Usually it has more climate casuistry temperings. It appears in dogs and infected dogs that have had a sexual contact previously with, it is transmitted by a cellular implantation during the sexual contact although also it is possible to be transmitted by the licked one of vulva for example or any zone affected by the tumor.
It is demonstrated to the paper of the immune system in the growth of the tumor and its metástasis (the metástasis vary from 0 to 17%).
The tumor begins as a very small and hiperémica form (well red) and evolves growing as a ?lobulada coliflor? and of very coldable consistency (it is broken don't mention it) reason why is extremely bleeding.
In the male dog, the tumor is located generally in the base of the penis, in the dog, however, the tumor is located in the vagina and/or in vulva, a vaginal TVT also can be scattered towards uterine neck, uterus and oviducto, reason by which is often recommended a ecografía.

It is important to know that it can have other less frequent locations (nasal cavity, buccal, straight cavity, anus, weave SC and skin) by that cause, to all patient with TVT him is due to carry out a meticulous clinical examination due to the unpredictable nature of the dissemination and potential affectation of extragenital sites

Prognosis:
The prognosis usually is good with treatment, this can be surgical (effective in the very small TVT with a high rate of recurrence), chemotherapy (with a defenitiva resolution in but of a 95% of the cases) and/or x-ray.

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