Congenital Neoplasia Flashcards
What are the three stages that testicular descent occurs in?
- Transabdominal migration
- Intra-Inguinal Migration
- Extra-Inguinal Migration
What helps pull the testis towards the scrotum?
Gubernaculum
What is an important indicator of DSD’s in females?
Clitromegaly- swelling in the erectile tissue of the clitoris
What does the TFM mutation in humans, mice, rats, horses, cattle and cats cause?
lack of androgen receptors in all cells
What is a complete sex reversal in females?
- Autosomal recessive X acts like a Y gene
- XX, but phenotype Male
- Reported in dogs, pigs and goats
What is a cystic mesonephric tubule remnant?
- Common around the ovary and uterine tubes, especially in mares
- will contain smooth muscle in the walls
What is cystic rete ovarii?
arises from rete ovarii, no smooth muscle in the wall
* may compress the ovary and interfere with function
What are fimbrial cysts the remnants of?
remnants of the paramesonephric duct, incidental
Where are mesonephric duct remnants commonly found?
Common along the uterine tubes, cervix, cranial vagina
may be found in the myometrium
What is the complete absence of a uterine horn?
uterus unicornis
What is an imperforate hymen?
failure of fusion of the paramesonephric ducts with the urogenital sinus
leading to distension of the more proximal tract
What is cryptochordism?
Incompete descent of the testis and associated structures
* retained testis fails to develop and looks immature- can regress over time
What does cryptochordism compromise?
It compromised fertility, makes you more prone to neoplasia
What is a dog with cryptochordism also prone to?
Torsion
What does an XXY genotype look like phenotypically?
In males
Ambiguous phenotype and/or infertility, hypoplastic internal genitalia
In what animal species are XXY genotypes common?
Male calico or tortoiseshell cats
What genotype is the most common male DSD?
XY, as it includes any defect in the male tract
What is persistent Mullerian-Duct Syndrome?
- XY SRY + Testicular male DSD in miniature schnauzers
- Retention of the paramesonephric duct
- Can also develop pyometra/ hydrometra
- Often also cryptorchid
What is hypospadia?
Failure of midline fusion, leading to a defect
What is testicular hypoplasia?
Failure of the testis to grow to a normal size
most common DSD in rams
can only be confirmed after puberty
In what animal species is testicular hypoplasia hereditary in?
Bulls, Rams and Bucks
What usually causes Monorchism?
unilateral degeneration rather than agenesis
What occurs with aplasia of the mesonephric duct?
- absence of the epididymal tail most common
- sperm is still produced but cant get out
- Tubules dilate and form spermatic granulomas
- causes pressure atrophy of the testis
What is a spermatic granuloma of the epididymal head?
Due to failure of the effeerent ductules to form the epididymal duct
Sperm builds up in blind-ended tubules
Tubules rupture and form granulomas
Inflammation and fibrosis block the other ducts
What species are spermatic granuloma of the epididymal head common in?
Polled Goats, Boston Terriors
What is a persistent penis frenulum?
- Failuee of the penis to separate completely from the prepuce
What cattle species has a pendulous penis and therefore can have weak preputial muscles
Bos indicus cattle
What is a papillary cystadenoma?
benign neoplasm, common in the bitch
* papillary projections from the ovary resemble a cauliflower
* develops from the ovarian cortex
* carcinomatosis is common and tends to obstruct lymphatics
* important differential for ascites in an older intact bitch
What animal is the granulosa cell tumour common in?
Mares
* Produces three behavioural patterns due to steroid production
What does an ovarian neoplasia (granuloma cell tumour) look like grossly?
- Cystic on the cut surface but can also be solid
- Solid areas are white or yellow depending on the lipid content