Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Adenomyosis with severe inflammation in the uterine cervix in a dog.
- Journal:
- The Canadian veterinary journal = La revue veterinaire canadienne
- Year:
- 2005
- Authors:
- Tamada, Hiromichi et al.
- Affiliation:
- Graduate School of Agriculture and Biological Sciences · Japan
- Species:
- dog
Plain-English summary
A female dog had a discharge from her vulva that looked like pus, which led to further investigation. The vet found several cysts filled with pus in her cervix, but there was no pus in the rest of her uterus. A closer look at the tissue showed that she had a condition called adenomyosis (where the tissue that normally lines the uterus grows into the muscle wall) along with severe inflammation. After the vet removed her ovaries and uterus, including the cervix, the dog recovered well.
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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