Successful treatment of a Vietnamese potbellied pig with an ovarian leiomyoma
| Autor: | Katie M. Simpson, Tulio M. Prado, Elizabeth A. Coffman, Megan P. Anderson, Gregory A. Campbell, Chad A. Baumwart |
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| Rok vydání: | 2010 |
| Předmět: |
medicine.medical_specialty
Erythrocytes Swine Radiography Uterus Biology Palpation Plasma medicine Animals Blood Transfusion Ovarian Neoplasms Swine Diseases Gastrointestinal tract Leiomyoma General Veterinary medicine.diagnostic_test business.industry Histology medicine.disease Abdominal mass Surgery medicine.anatomical_structure Abdomen Female medicine.symptom business |
| Zdroj: | Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association. 236:558-561 |
| ISSN: | 0003-1488 |
| DOI: | 10.2460/javma.236.5.558 |
| Popis: | Case Description—An adult sexually intact female Vietnamese potbellied pig was examined because of abdominal distention of 5 months' duration. Clinical Findings—The pig was moderately anemic, and its abdomen was greatly distended. A freely movable abdominal mass was detected during palpation and ultrasonographic examination of the abdomen. Examination of abdominal and thoracic radiographs revealed faint, ill-defined, linear and curvilinear mineralized opacities in the region of the mass and that the gastrointestinal tract was displaced craniodorsally. Results of radiographic exami-nation suggested that the cause of distention was a single abdominal mass (possibly a neoplasm). Treatment and Outcome—Surgery was performed, and the mass, which was identified as the right ovary, was removed. The left ovary had a normal appearance, but it was also removed during surgery. The pig was administered a transfusion (314 mL of plasma and 296 mL of packed RBCs) before and during surgery. The mass, which accounted for ap-proximately one-third of the pig's body weight, was identified histologically as an ovarian leiomyoma. Clinical Relevance—Pigs can safely be administered a transfusion of RBCs and plasma. Ovarian tumors can be removed from Vietnamese potbellied pigs, which allows them to be used as pets or for reproduction when only 1 ovary is affected. Uterine masses in older sexually intact Vietnamese potbellied pigs are more common than are ovarian tumors; thus, complete ovariohysterectomy should be considered when the primary purpose of the pig is to serve as a pet. |
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