Incidental finding of uterine adenomyosis in a bitch with reproductive disorders: a case report

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Uterine adenomyosis, a disease not widely addressed in dogs, is characterised by the progressive penetration of endometrial glands and stroma into the myometrium, together with smooth-muscle hyperplasia. This report describes a case of adenomyosis in an 8-year-old German Shepherd bitch with mammary tumours, concomitant with cystic ovarian disease and endometrial cystic hyperplasia. Clinical signs included presence of small nodules and enlargement of mammary glands, and bloody uterine discharge. Ultrasonography confirmed the uterine and ovarian abnormalities, while the diagnosis was later confirmed by histopathological examination. The findings are discussed as possibly related to the reproductive disorders observed, and a hypothetical participation of hormonal factors, as has been described in woman, is suggested. However, further studies must be realized. … full description

Bibliographic Details

Other Authors

Carlos C. Perez-Marin, L. Molina, J. M. Dominguez, Y. Millan, J. Martin de las Mulas

Document Type

Articles

Physical Description

8 il.

Published in

Veterinární medicína. -- ISSN 0375-8427. -- Roč. 53, č. 11 (2008), s. 636-640

Subjects

PET ANIMALS

DOGS

FEMALES

REPRODUCTIVE DISORDERS

INFERTILITY

FEMALE GENITAL DISEASES

UTERINE DISEASES

TISSUE PROLIFERATION

HYPERPLASIA

OVARIAN CYSTS

MAMMARY GLAND DISEASES

CARCINOMA

SARCOMA

domácí zvířata

psi

samice

poruchy reprodukce

neplodnost

choroby samičího pohlavního systému

choroby dělohy

proliferace tkání

hyperplazie

vaječníkové cysty

choroby mléčné žlázy

karcinomy

sarkom

fena

adenomyóza

cystadenom

endometrium

karcinosarkom

Item Description

6 barev. fot., 2 tabulky

Bibliography

Literatura na s. 640