Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Dog with severe cervical inflammation and adenomyosis causing
By Tamada, Hiromichi et al.·Published in The Canadian veterinary journal = La revue veterinaire canadienne·2005·Graduate School of Agriculture and Biological Sciences, Japan·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: Adenomyosis with severe inflammation in the uterine cervix in a dog.
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Plain-English summary
A dog with a smelly discharge from her vulva was diagnosed with a condition called adenomyosis, which caused severe inflammation in her cervix. The vet found cysts filled with pus in the cervix, but her uterine horns were clear of infection. After performing a surgery to remove her ovaries and uterus, including the cervix, the dog made a full recovery.
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Abstract
A dog with purulent vulval discharge was found to have many cysts containing purulent mucus in the uterine cervix. The uterine horns did not contain any pus. Histological examination revealed a cervical adenomyosis infiltrated by many neutrophils. After an ovariohysterectomy including the whole cervix, the dog recovered well.
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Search related cases →Original publication on PubMed: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/15943119/