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Trzebiatowski L, Kowalewski MP, Schmid S, Skaar K, Müller J, Wehrend A. Vaginal leiomyoma in a goat expressing the nuclear progesterone receptor (PGR): a case report. BMC Vet Res 2024; 20:181. [PMID: 38715073 PMCID: PMC11075333 DOI: 10.1186/s12917-024-04035-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/10/2024] [Accepted: 04/25/2024] [Indexed: 05/12/2024] Open
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BACKGROUND The risk of developing tumorous diseases in the genital tract also increases with age in animals. One of the classified tumor types is genital leiomyoma. Presently, our understanding of the pathogenesis of this tumor in goats is, however, limited. This accounts also for the information regarding the presence of steroid hormone receptors and, thus, possible responsiveness to circulating steroids. CASE PRESENTATION This study describes the case of a vaginal tumor in a seven-year-old Anglo-Nubian goat. The goat was presented due to blood mixed vaginal discharge. Per vaginal examination a singular pedunculated mass in the dorsum of the vagina measuring approximately 3 cm x 4 cm x 4 cm was revealed. After administering epidural anesthesia, the mass was removed electrothermally. There were no postoperative complications. The histopathological examination identified the mass as a leiomyoma. The immunohistochemical examination revealed the presence of the nuclear progesterone receptor (PGR) in the tumor tissue. One year after the surgery, during the follow-up examination, the goat was in good overall health, and the owners had not observed any recurrence of vaginal discharge. CONCLUSIONS When observing vaginal discharge in goats, it is important to consider the possibility of genital tract tumors. These tumors may express sex steroid receptors. In the future, it is worth considering the investigation of potential approaches for preventing tumorigenesis or treating the tumor, such as castration or the administration of antiprogestogens.
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- Lukas Trzebiatowski
- Veterinary Clinic for Reproductive Medicine and Neonatology, Justus Liebig University, Giessen, Germany.
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- Veterinary Clinic for Reproductive Medicine and Neonatology, Justus Liebig University, Giessen, Germany
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- Institute of Veterinary Anatomy, Vetsuisse-Faculty, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Institute for Veterinary Pathology, Justus Liebig University, Giessen, Germany
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- Veterinary Clinic for Reproductive Medicine and Neonatology, Justus Liebig University, Giessen, Germany
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McCarter S, Sponenberg DP, Saunders G, Cecere J. A Case of Ovarian Dysplasia and a Vaginal Fibroleiomyoma in a Young Golden Retriever. Front Vet Sci 2022; 8:793186. [PMID: 35004930 PMCID: PMC8739977 DOI: 10.3389/fvets.2021.793186] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/11/2021] [Accepted: 12/06/2021] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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This case demonstrates a unique ovarian congenital anomaly that likely contributed to the development of a rare fibroleiomyoma in the cranial vagina of a young bitch. A 13 month old intact female Golden Retriever presented to the veterinary teaching hospital for urinary incontinence, hematuria, and persistent vaginal discharge. Physical examination revealed a mucopurulent serosanguinous malodorous vulvar discharge, and after further diagnostics was reclassified as persistent estrus. Abdominal palpation and ultrasound revealed uterine thickening and poorly visualized ovaries. The reproductive tract was removed during an ovariohysterectomy, revealing small ovaries and a white anterior vaginal mass. Histopathology revealed dysplastic ovaries with hyperplastic granulosa cells and a benign vaginal fibroleiomyoma. These morphologic changes are consistent with elevated estrogen levels. It was thus concluded that her persistent estrus and the fibroleiomyoma were both secondary to persistent estrogen production by the hyperplastic granulosa cells.
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- Samantha McCarter
- Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine, Blacksburg, VA, United States
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences and Pathobiology, Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine, Blacksburg, VA, United States
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences and Pathobiology, Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine, Blacksburg, VA, United States
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- Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciences, Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine, Blacksburg, VA, United States
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Avallone G, Pellegrino V, Muscatello LV, Roccabianca P, Castellani G, Sala C, Tecilla M, Valenti P, Sarli G. Canine smooth muscle tumors: A clinicopathological study. Vet Pathol 2021; 59:244-255. [PMID: 34955045 DOI: 10.1177/03009858211066862] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Canine smooth muscle tumors (SMTs) commonly develop in the alimentary and female genital tracts and less frequently in soft tissue. The definition of histological criteria of malignancy is less detailed for SMTs in dogs than in humans. This study evaluated the clinicopathologic features of canine SMTs and compared the veterinary and human medical criteria of malignancy. A total of 105 canine SMTs were evaluated histologically and classified according to both veterinary and human criteria. The Ki67 labeling index was assessed in all SMTs. Estrogen receptor (ER) and progesterone receptor (PR) expression was evaluated for soft tissue SMTs. Follow-up data were available in 25 cases. SMTs were diagnosed in the female genital tract (42%), alimentary tract (22%), and soft tissue (20%). Soft tissue SMTs frequently arose in the perigenital area, pelvic cavity, and retroperitoneum. A subset of soft tissue SMTs expressed ER and/or PR, resembling the gynecologic type of soft tissue SMT in humans. SMTs were less frequently malignant when assessed with human criteria than with veterinary criteria, better reflecting their benign behavior, especially in the genital tract where human criteria tolerate a higher mitotic count for leiomyoma. Decreased differentiation was correlated with increased proliferation, necrosis, and reduced desmin expression. Mitotic count, Ki67 labeling index, and necrosis were correlated with metastases and tumor-related death. Further prognostic studies are warranted to confirm the better performance of the human criteria when assessing SMT malignancy, especially genital cases, to confirm their usefulness in ER/PR-expressing soft tissue SMTs, and to better define the most useful prognostic parameters for canine SMTs.
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- Giancarlo Avallone
- Department of Veterinary Medical Sciences (DIMEVET), University of Bologna, Ozzano dell'Emilia (BO), Italy
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- Department of Veterinary Medical Sciences (DIMEVET), University of Bologna, Ozzano dell'Emilia (BO), Italy
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- Department of Veterinary Medical Sciences (DIMEVET), University of Bologna, Ozzano dell'Emilia (BO), Italy
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- Department of Veterinary Medicine (DIMEVET), University of Milano, Lodi (LO), Italy
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- Department of Experimental, Diagnostic and Specialty Medicine, University of Bologna, Ozzano dell'Emilia (BO), Italy
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Bologna, Ozzano dell'Emilia (BO), Italy
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- Department of Veterinary Medicine (DIMEVET), University of Milano, Lodi (LO), Italy
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- Department of Veterinary Medical Sciences (DIMEVET), University of Bologna, Ozzano dell'Emilia (BO), Italy
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Yoon J, Vinayak A, Whitley DB, Kiupel M. Oestrogen responsive vulvovaginal lipoma in an intact Siberian Husky. VETERINARY RECORD CASE REPORTS 2021. [DOI: 10.1002/vrc2.106] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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- Jin Yoon
- VCA West Coast Specialty and Emergency Animal Hospital Fountain Valley California USA
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- VCA West Coast Specialty and Emergency Animal Hospital Fountain Valley California USA
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- Michigan State University Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory Lansing Michigan USA
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Pinzón-Osorio CA, Meneses-Martínez H, Botero-Espinosa L, Herrera-Luna CV. Invasive leiomyosarcoma involving the tongue of an Arabian mare. J Equine Vet Sci 2021; 104:103718. [PMID: 34416982 DOI: 10.1016/j.jevs.2021.103718] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/27/2021] [Revised: 07/07/2021] [Accepted: 07/12/2021] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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A 10 year-old endurance Arabian mare was presented with an invasive, firm, multilobulated mass at the left ventral face of the tongue. The mare had a history of four months of ptyalism, dysphagia, severe halitosis, and dysmastication. The Evaluation of the horse included physical and oral examination, complete blood count and serum biochemistry profile, computed tomography evaluation of the head, and histopathology of the mass. The computerized tomography (CT) head scan showed the homogeneous mass in the oral cavity confirming the degree of invasion on the tongue, as well as a small mineral focus at the left dorsal mandibular border and increased density of the submandibular lymph nodes. At necropsy, gross findings in the oral cavity revealed an irregular, nodular and partially ulcerated mass at the level of the body of the tongue in the ventral aspect, with a size of approximately 10 × 15 × 8 cm. Histologically, the tongue revealed a neoplastic process of mesenchymal muscle origin. The tumor cells showed distinctive morphological and architectural patterns in some areas. An immunohistochemistry panel was done yielding a positive reaction for Calponin and Desmin, confirming diagnostics of as a soft tissue leiomyosarcoma in the tongue. Immunohistochemistry results, in combination with histopathologic morphology, were suggestive of a leiomyosarcoma originating in the perivascular wall tissue. Oral leiomyosarcoma are very rare in veterinary medicine, and to the authors' knowledge, this is the first case report to utilize histopathology, immunohistochemistry and imaginology to describe oral leiomyosarcoma in a horse.
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- César Augusto Pinzón-Osorio
- Animal Health Department, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Science, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogotá DC, Colombia; College of Veterinary Medicine, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil.
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- Animal Health Department, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Science, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogotá DC, Colombia
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- Animal Health Department, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Science, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogotá DC, Colombia
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- Animal Health Department, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Science, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogotá DC, Colombia
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Barozzi MCM, Saba CF, Gendron KP. CT characteristics of uterine and vaginal mesenchymal tumours in dogs. J Small Anim Pract 2021; 62:293-299. [PMID: 33432617 DOI: 10.1111/jsap.13293] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/09/2020] [Revised: 11/30/2020] [Accepted: 12/02/2020] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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OBJECTIVES To describe the CT characteristics of uterine and vaginal mesenchymal tumours in dogs and to discuss imaging findings of the tumour types encountered. MATERIALS AND METHODS Retrospective study on female dogs with confirmed histological diagnosis of uterine and vaginal mesenchymal tumours and available CT images. RESULTS 120 records obtained through a medical record search were manually evaluated for eligibility, and 11 dogs presenting masses associated with the genital tract were identified. Of these 11 dogs, 7 dogs met the inclusion criteria and were included in the study. A clear degree of overlap was present between measurements of maximal diameter of benign and malignant tumours; however, malignant neoplasms tended to occupy a larger portion of the pelvic canal. Objective measurements of length suggest that malignant tumours were longer than benign forms. Bone involvement was only observed with malignancy. CLINICAL SIGNIFICANCE Although CT is likely to play a limited role in the advanced workup of uterine and vaginal mesenchymal neoplasms, CT may represent a more accessible diagnostic tool than MRI and results of this study may help imagers familiarise themselves with their appearances.
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- M C M Barozzi
- Department of Veterinary Biosciences and Diagnostic Imaging, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia, 30602, USA
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- Department of Small Animal Medicine and Surgery, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia, 30602, USA
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- Department of Veterinary Biosciences and Diagnostic Imaging, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia, 30602, USA
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Veiga-Parga T, La Perle KMD, Newman SJ. Spontaneous reproductive pathology in female guinea pigs. J Vet Diagn Invest 2016; 28:656-661. [DOI: 10.1177/1040638716665429] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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Reproductive pathology of domestic guinea pigs is underreported to date. To provide a comprehensive review of uterine disease in guinea pigs, we performed a retrospective study of the pathology archives of the University of Tennessee, College of Veterinary Medicine. By histology, 13 of 37 uterine lesions in 23 animals were neoplastic; the other 24 nonneoplastic lesions included cystic endometrial hyperplasia (16 of 24), endometrial hemorrhage (3 of 24), pyometra (2 of 24), polyp (2 of 24), and mucometra (1 of 24). The most common guinea pig uterine neoplasms were uterine leiomyomas (6 of 13), followed by adenomas (3 of 13) and leiomyosarcomas (1 of 13). Other neoplasms included anaplastic tumors of unknown origin (2 of 13) and choriocarcinoma (1 of 13). Both anaplastic tumors and the choriocarcinoma were positive for vimentin. The choriocarcinoma was positive for HSD83B1, indicating a trophoblastic origin and its final diagnosis. All were negative for cytokeratin and smooth muscle. In multiple animals, more than 1 tumor or lesion was reported. Estrogen receptor and progesterone receptor expression was nearly 100% in uterine neoplasms. Nearly all animals for which data were available had cystic rete ovarii (18 of 19); the animal with no cystic rete ovarii had paraovarian cysts. In our study, female pet guinea pigs had a tendency to develop cystic endometrial hyperplasia and uterine neoplasia. Factors for the development of these lesions could be cystic rete ovarii, hormone dysregulation, and/or age. Other factors could contribute to the development of uterine lesions. As in other species, early ovariohysterectomy could decrease the prevalence of uterine lesions.
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- Tamara Veiga-Parga
- Department of Biomedical and Diagnostic Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN (Veiga-Parga, Newman)
- Department of Veterinary Biosciences and the Comparative Pathology and Mouse Phenotyping Shared Resource, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH (La Perle)
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- Department of Biomedical and Diagnostic Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN (Veiga-Parga, Newman)
- Department of Veterinary Biosciences and the Comparative Pathology and Mouse Phenotyping Shared Resource, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH (La Perle)
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- Department of Biomedical and Diagnostic Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN (Veiga-Parga, Newman)
- Department of Veterinary Biosciences and the Comparative Pathology and Mouse Phenotyping Shared Resource, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH (La Perle)
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Gogny A, Fiéni F. Aglepristone: A review on its clinical use in animals. Theriogenology 2016; 85:555-66. [DOI: 10.1016/j.theriogenology.2015.10.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/09/2015] [Revised: 10/06/2015] [Accepted: 10/07/2015] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Comparison of estrogen receptor-α, progesterone receptor and calponin expression in gonadotrophin-releasing hormone agonist-sensitive and -resistant uterine fibroids. Obstet Gynecol Sci 2014; 57:144-50. [PMID: 24678488 PMCID: PMC3965698 DOI: 10.5468/ogs.2014.57.2.144] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/02/2013] [Revised: 08/08/2013] [Accepted: 09/29/2013] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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Objective This study was aimed to compare immunohistochemical expression of estrogen receptor (ER)-α, progesterone receptor (PR), and calponin in gonadotrophin-releasing hormone agonist (GnRH-a)-sensitive and -resistant uterine fibroids. Methods We collected data retrospectively. The sensitive group consisted of women who had reduction in uterine volume greater than 40% following GnRH-a treatment. Uterine volume was either reduced by less than 10%, or was increased in the resistant group. A tissue microarray was constructed using formalin-fixed, paraffin-embedded tissues, 31 and 26 patients for the sensitive and resistant groups, respectively. Tissue sections were immunostained with antibodies against ER-α, PR, and calponin. The intensity and area of the immunohistochemical reactions were evaluated using a semi-quantitative scoring system. The Mann-Whitney U-test, Fisher's exact test, and Spearman's rank correlation test were used for analysis of data. Results PR (P = 0.04) and calponin (P = 0.03) showed a significantly higher staining intensity in the resistant group than in the sensitive group. Both groups showed comparable expression of ER-α (P = 0.23). In correlation analysis between changes in uterine volume after GnRH-a therapy and clinicopathological factors, the immunohistochemical intensity of PR (P = 0.04) and calponin (P = 0.03) was significantly correlated with changes in uterine volume. Conclusion This study shows that GnRH-a resistance of uterine fibroids is not related to ER-α content, but the expression of PR and calponin is related with GnRH-a resistance.
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Joiner KS, Newcomer BW. Pathology in practice. Ovarian carcinoma with multifocal uterine metastasis and diffuse cystic endometrial hyperplasia. J Am Vet Med Assoc 2013; 243:1403-5. [PMID: 24171368 DOI: 10.2460/javma.243.10.1403] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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- Kellye S Joiner
- Department of Pathobiology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Auburn University, Auburn, AL 36849
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Brown P, Evans H, Deen S, Whitbread T. Fibroepithelial Polyps of the Vagina in Bitches: a Histological and Immunohistochemical Study. J Comp Pathol 2012; 147:181-5. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jcpa.2012.01.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/15/2011] [Revised: 12/20/2011] [Accepted: 01/12/2012] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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Ilha MRS, Newman SJ, van Amstel S, Fecteau KA, Rohrbach BW. Uterine Lesions in 32 Female Miniature Pet Pigs. Vet Pathol 2010; 47:1071-5. [DOI: 10.1177/0300985810382522] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Thirty-two 4-month-old to 19-year-old female miniature pet pigs were spayed. Uterine lesions were present in all except 8 pigs. The 24 remaining pigs had diffuse cystic endometrial hyperplasia, of which 14 had smooth muscle tumors, including leiomyomas and leiomyosarcomas, in the uterus or broad ligament. Nodular endometrial lesions—including adenocarcinomas, adenomas, and/or adenomyosis—were present in 10 pigs, 3 of which had concurrent smooth muscle tumors. Pyometra was present in 3 pigs. In uterine sections with cystic endometrial hyperplasia, adenomyosis, or adenomas, approximately 70% of epithelial nuclei expressed estrogen receptor and progesterone receptor immunohistochemically; in adenocarcinomas, expression was 20%. Regardless of malignancy, more than 50% of nuclei in smooth muscle tumors expressed estrogen receptor and progesterone receptor. Aging was associated with the development of uterine lesions in miniature pet pigs.
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- M. R. S. Ilha
- Department of Pathobiology, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Tennessee
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- Department of Pathobiology, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Tennessee
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- Department of Large Animal Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Tennessee
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- Department of Comparative Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Tennessee
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- Department of Comparative Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Tennessee
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Sağsöz H, Akbalik ME, Saruhan BG, Ketani MA. Localization of estrogen receptor α and progesterone receptor B in bovine cervix and vagina during the follicular and luteal phases of the sexual cycle. Biotech Histochem 2010; 86:262-71. [DOI: 10.3109/10520291003795861] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Seva JI, Sánchez P, Pallarés FJ, Millán Y, Bernabé A, Martín de Las Mulas J. Expression of steroid receptors and calponin in a cervical leiomyoma in a young pig. J Comp Pathol 2009; 140:76-9. [PMID: 19091325 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcpa.2008.11.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/09/2008] [Revised: 10/21/2008] [Accepted: 11/04/2008] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Thickening of the uterine cervix and bilateral ovarian cystic change was identified in a 6-month-old pig during routine abattoir inspection. Microscopically, the cervical lesion comprised a non-encapsulated mass of densely packed, large and monomorphic spindle cells within the myometrium. Immunohistochemically, the majority of these neoplastic cells expressed the cytoplasmic terminal smooth muscle differentiation marker calponin, the nuclear oestrogen receptor alpha and the progesterone receptor. The ovarian cysts were classified as follicular cysts. A diagnosis of leiomyoma of the uterine cervix with bilateral ovarian follicular cysts was made. The expression of calponin as a marker of smooth muscle differentiation in tumours of the genital tract of the pig has not previously been reported. The expression of steroid hormone receptors suggests a role for steroid hormones derived from the ovarian follicular cysts in tumourigenesis.
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- J I Seva
- Department of Comparative Anatomy and Pathological Anatomy, Faculty of Veterinary Science, University of Murcia, 30071 Murcia, Spain.
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Rollón E, Millán Y, de las Mulas JM. Effects of aglepristone, a progesterone receptor antagonist, in a dog with a vaginal fibroma. J Small Anim Pract 2007; 49:41-3. [PMID: 17784929 DOI: 10.1111/j.1748-5827.2007.00424.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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A 12-year-old, entire, nulliparous crossbreed female dog was presented with a history of vulval bleeding, bulging of the perineum and faecal tenesmus. A firm, non-painful perineal mass, measuring 9.11x5.4 cm, with erythema was detected. Abdominal radiography showed compression and elevation of the rectal ampulla. A dose of 10 mg/kg aglepristone was administered subcutaneously on days 1, 2, 8, 15, 28 and 35. An incision biopsy was taken on day 15 and immunohistochemical analysis showed that the majority of neoplastic cells expressed progesterone receptors. Both the cutaneous erythema and the faecal tenesmus had resolved by day 28. A 50 per cent reduction in size was observed by day 60 (surgical excision). This study shows that benign tumours of the vagina of the dog that contain progesterone receptors can be reduced in size in a palliative or neoadjuvant setting using the progesterone receptor antagonist aglepristone.
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- E Rollón
- Small Animal Clinic Canymar, c/Granja de San Ildefonso 5, 11007, Cádiz, Spain
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