Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Multiple recurring uterocervical leiomyomas in two half-sibling Appaloosa fillies.
- Journal:
- Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association
- Year:
- 1987
- Authors:
- Romagnoli, S E et al.
- Affiliation:
- Department of Large Animal Clinical Sciences
- Species:
- horse
Plain-English summary
Two young Appaloosa fillies, who are half-sisters, underwent surgery to remove their ovaries and uterus because they had multiple tumors in their cervix (the lower part of the uterus). Unfortunately, the tumors came back in both fillies because some of the affected tissue could not be removed during the surgery. In earlier cases, older mares had only one tumor, which was successfully treated by removing it. In this situation, the treatment did not completely resolve the issue since the tumors recurred.
Abstract
Two yearling, paternal half-sibling Appaloosa fillies were ovariohysterectomized for treatment of multiple uterocervical leiomyomas. The tumors recurred in both fillies, originating from cervical tissue that could not be removed at surgery. Previously reported cases of uterine leiomyoma in the mare have been of solitary tumors in older mares that were treated successfully by surgical removal.
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