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Segmental aplasia of uterine body in an adult mixed breed dog.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  16312246     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Segmental aplasia of the uterine body was diagnosed in a 5-year-old, mixed breed bitch. Abdominal radiography and transabdominal ultrasonography revealed marked dilation of fluid-filled uterine horns with no evidence of a uterine body. Sex hormone assays did not detect the presence of estradiol-17 beta; however, progesterone (2 ng/ml) was found in the serum, indicating anestrus. On gross examination of the reproductive tract, the uterine body was absent, apparently never formed. In its place, a cord-like piece of tissue was identified as an aplastic/dysplastic remnant, connecting the cervix and right uterine horn. The tip of the cord-like piece branched into 5 string-like pieces of tissue, 1 of which was connected to the region dividing the left and right uterine horns. Both the uterine horns were dilated markedly revealing hydrometra. Histologically, uterine body remnant tissues from the endometrium, myometrium, and perimetrium were detected in proximal and distal parts of the uterine body. The string-like piece of tissue connecting the uterine body remnant and the uterine horn consisted of a round cluster of smooth muscle cells surrounding a central core of adipose tissue with blood vessels. It was concluded that the hydrometra observed in both uterine horns was induced by an obstruction resulting from segmental aplasia in the uterine body. This is the first known report of segmental aplasia in the uterine body of a bitch.
Authors:
Ki-Seok Oh; Chang-Ho Son; Bang-Sil Kim; Shun-Shin Hwang; You-Jung Kim; Su-Jin Park; Jae-Ho Jeong; Cheol Jeong; Sung-Hee Park; Kyoung-Oh Cho
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Case Reports; Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Journal of veterinary diagnostic investigation : official publication of the American Association of Veterinary Laboratory Diagnosticians, Inc     Volume:  17     ISSN:  1040-6387     ISO Abbreviation:  J. Vet. Diagn. Invest.     Publication Date:  2005 Sep 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2005-11-29     Completed Date:  2006-01-10     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  9011490     Medline TA:  J Vet Diagn Invest     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  490-2     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Laboratories of Obstetrics, College of Veterinary Medicine, Chonnam National University, Gwangju, South Korea.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Animals
Dog Diseases / blood,  pathology*,  surgery,  ultrasonography
Dogs
Estradiol / blood
Female
Hysterectomy / veterinary
Progesterone / blood
Uterine Diseases / blood,  pathology*,  surgery,  ultrasonography
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
50-28-2/Estradiol; 57-83-0/Progesterone

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