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Malignant Seminoma in Two Unilaterally Cryptorchid Stallions
Author(s) -
De Lange V,
Chiers K,
Lefère L,
Cools M,
Ververs C,
Govaere J
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
reproduction in domestic animals
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.546
H-Index - 66
eISSN - 1439-0531
pISSN - 0936-6768
DOI - 10.1111/rda.12488
Subject(s) - seminoma , medicine , abdomen , emaciation , metastasis , abdominal mass , rectal examination , gross examination , pathology , radiology , surgery , cancer , chemotherapy , prostate
Contents Two unilateral cryptorchid stallions were referred to the clinic because of chronic debilitating condition with emaciation. Rectal examination, and ultrasound and gross examination revealed in both animals an abdominal mass, caudally of the kidney, and multiple nodules spread over the abdomen. Histologic analysis revealed an intra‐abdominal malignant seminoma with intraperitoneal and renal metastasis. Interestingly, a seminoma was also present in the descended testis of the draught horse.