Male Reproductive Tract Flashcards
what should you scan in a male dog or cat?
prostate
testicles
what does benign nodular hypeerplasia look like on ultrasound?
enlarged
inhomogenous
hyperechoic
intraprostatic cysts are common
what would indicate prostatitis and not benign prostatic hyperplasia?
clinical signs
regional hyperechoic fat
regional free fluid
medial iliac lymphadenopathy
mineralization if chronic
what does a prostatic abscess look like?
thick wall
echogenic fluid
gas
who more commonly has paraprostatic cysts?
older large-breed dogs
which type of neoplasia is most common in the prostate?
adenocarcinoma
do benign nodular hyperplasia and prostatitis look the same on ultrasound?
yes
what do intraprostatic cysts look like?
thin-walled
anechoic fluid
multiple, small
incidental
which dogs are predisposed to prostatic neoplasia?
neutered dogs
where does prostatic neoplasia metastasize to?
lymph nodes: medial iliac, hypogastric
bone: lumbar vertebrae, sacrum, pelvis
where is the pampiniform plexus?
cranial to testicles
where can a retained testicle be?
anywhere from caudal pole of kidney to inguinal region
what are cryptorchid testicles predisposed to?
neoplasia
torsion
what are the neoplasias of the testicles?
sertoli cell tumors
seminoma
leydig/interstitial cell tumors
are leydig/interstitial cell tumors more scrotal or intraabdominal?
scrotal
benign
