Surgical treatment of transmissible venereal tumor (sticker sarcoma)

Abstract

Background: Sticker sarcoma, also called venereal sarcoma or venereal lymphosarcomatosis, is a tumor of the external genital organs in females and males. In male animals the penis and foreskin (prepuce) are affected, in the female, it happens in vagina (vagina) and labia (vulva). The diagnosis of sticker sarcoma is  based on the chronic discharge, the typical locations and the characteristic appearance of the tumor.

Methods: We have relied on the treatment method on the complete surgical removal of all cancer cells that we can access. 

Results: After surgery, we notice recurrent tumors about six months after surgical treatment, indicating the need for other treatments in addition to surgery. 

Conclusion: Although spontaneous regressions of sticker sarcoma are documented (with permanent immunity), chemotherapy is the treatment of choice today. Irradiation should also be effective. If the tumor is only removed surgically, there is a high rate of recurrence, and this is what happened with the case that we treated, as the tumor reappeared after less than six months.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.33109/bjvmjj2020cas...