Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Dog with uterine mineralization and pyometra diagnosed before tumor
By Jeong, Eunseok et al.·Published in Veterinary radiology & ultrasound : the official journal of the American College of Veterinary Radiology and the International Veterinary Radiology Association·2016·College of Veterinary Medicine, South Korea·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: IMAGING DIAGNOSIS-ENDOMETRIAL MINERALIZATION IN A DOG.
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Plain-English summary
A 9-year-old female mixed breed dog was brought in for surgery to remove mammary gland tumors. Before the surgery, X-rays revealed a mass in her abdomen with signs of mineralization. An ultrasound showed that her uterus was enlarged and filled with fluid, indicating a condition called pyometra, which is an infection of the uterus. The veterinarian performed surgery to remove the tumors and spayed her, and tests confirmed that she had cystic endometrial hyperplasia along with the mineralization. After the surgery, the dog was treated for her conditions and is expected to recover well.
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Abstract
A 9-year-old intact female mixed breed dog was presented for mammary gland tumor surgery, and preoperative radiographs showed a tubular soft tissue opacity mass with multifocal mineralization in the caudoventral abdominal cavity. Subsequent ultrasonography demonstrated uterine dilation with echogenic fluid and endometrial acoustic shadowing consistent with mineralization. Resection of mammary gland tumors and ovariohysterectomy were performed. Pyometra was diagnosed on cytologic examination of uterine fluid. Histopathology of the uterine tissue confirmed a diagnosis of cystic endometrial hyperplasia with uterine mineralization.
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