Surgical management of testicular tumour in a senior dog

This case report details the surgical management of testicular tumour in a 9 year old male Spitz dog. The animal was presented at DVC, Kozhikode with a history of a fluctuating pendulous swelling at caudo-ventral abdominal region since the past few months. There was generalized alopecia without signs of pruritus except for the head. Palpation of the mass did not elicit any pain reflex and the mass appeared to be hard, but mildly fluctuating. Ultrasonography showed that the mass was an undescended testicle. Fine needle aspiration cytology of the mass revealed spermatozoa and abnormal cells. The condition was diagnosed as testicular tumour of the undescended testicle. Surgical removal of the testicular mass under general anaesthesia was done and the dilated inguinal hernia ring was apposed using PGA No. 0.On histological examination, the tumour was confirmed as Sertoli cell tumour. Post-operative antibiotics and pain medications were administered for 7 days. The surgical wound was cleaned and dressed aseptically. Sutures were removed 14 days post the surgery. The animal had an uneventful recovery. Clinical signs of feminization were found to be disappearing with regrowth of body hairs.