Transmissible venereal tumors (TVTs) in dogs and their treatment

Transmissible venereal tumors (TVTs) are an excessive and uncontrolled proliferation of histiocyte cells with no defined function.  Histiocytes is a type of immune cells which is found in many areas of the body cells including skin. Transmissible venereal tumor (TVT) is a malignant tumor of dogs of both sexes which mostly affect the external genitalia. It is mainly spread reproduction or sexual interactions. This tumor may also be spread through bites, smelling or licking of tumors or affected areas. This tumor is generally seen in young sexually intact and active dogs which roams freely with uncontrolled or arbitrary reproduction. TVTs is found in dogs of any breed, age and sex however most commonly seen in mixed breed or stray dogs.