10 - reproductive tract dz

Question 1

(prostate)

1. should not be seen in neutered dogs, how big in neutered?
2. enlargement will move bladder and colon how?
3. in intact - enlargement can be caused by benign hypertrophy, prostatitis, neoplasia, cyst, abscess
4. what is cause of enlargement in neutuered?
5. can spread to where if neoplasia?

Answer 1

1. normal is less than 70% of pelvic inlet
2. colon cranial and colon dorsal
3. neoplasia
4. medial iliac LN and caudal lumbar spine

Question 2

(testicle)

1. with cryptoorchid you usually see no abnormalities unless the testicle becomes neoplastic

Question 3

(ovaries)

1. what can cause enlargement?
2. if severely enlarged see mass where relative to kidneys?

Answer 3

1. cyst, abscess, neoplasia
2. caudal to kidneys

Question 4

(uterus)

1. gravid uterus not detectable until when?
2. when can you see mineralization of skeleton

in dogs?

in cats?

Answer 4

1. 25 to 30 days
2. 42 to 45 days

35 to 40 days

Question 5

(uterus)

(fetal death)

1-4. 4 signs of fetal death?

Answer 5

1. gas within the uterus or fetus
2. overlapping of bones of the skull
3. lysis of the fetal skeleton
4. abnormal alignment of spine and limbs

Question 6

4 causes of uterine enlargement?

Answer 6

pregnancy, pyometra, hydrometra, mucometra

Question 7

(pancreatitis)

1. see ^ soft tissue opacity where?
2. bascially if you see stuff happening caudal to the stomach have pancreatitis in mind

Answer 7

1. caudal to the stomach

Question 8

(adrenal glands)

1. only see enlargement if severe - will move kidneys caudal lateal

Question 9

(lymph nodes)

1. radiographic enlargement caused by what 2 things?

Answer 9

1. neoplasia and granulomatous dz (reactive LN from other dz rarely get large enough to see)