Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Goat with vaginal tumors and cystic ovaries treated by surgery
By Haibel, G K et al.·Published in Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association·1990·Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences, United States·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: Vaginal leiomyofibromatosis and goiter in a goat.
- Species:
- goat
Plain-English summary
A mature Saanen-type goat was brought to the vet because she was experiencing episodes of bleeding from her vulva. Upon examination, the vet found nodular masses in her vagina, which were diagnosed as leiomyofibromatosis (a type of tumor). To treat this, the vet performed surgery to remove her cystic ovaries, which are often linked to these types of tumors. Over the next year, the vaginal masses gradually shrank, although some scar tissue formed as a result of the initial damage.
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Abstract
A mature nulliparous Saanen-type goat examined for episodes of vulvar hemorrhage had coalescing nodular vaginal masses. The histopathologic diagnosis from a biopsy specimen was leiomyofibromatosis. Because of the relationship of these tumors in bitches to cystic ovaries and the nonrecurrence in bitches after excision and ovariectomy, abdominal exploration was performed. Bilaterally cystic ovaries were removed, and the vaginal tumors slowly regressed over the subsequent year, although transvaginal adhesions formed because of the extensive superficial necrosis originally present.
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Search related cases →Original publication on PubMed: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/2303387/