Reproductive Tract Flashcards
prostate disease results in
enlargement
clinical signs of prostatic disease
stranguria
hematuria
pyuria
tenesmus/dyschezia/ribbon stool
t/f complete urethral obstruction is common with prostate disease
false
modality of choice to evaluate prostate?
ultra sound
a normal canine prostate gland should not be seen or be minimally visible?
true
When canine prostate is enlarged…
bladder displaced cranially
mass caudal to bladder
rectum may be elevated
triangle of fat between bladder, prostate and ventral body wall
TF: prostate is always seen in the cat
false is essentially never seen in cat
Prostate is located ______ to bladder neck
caudal
Prostate is located _______ to the colon
dorsal
most common cause of prostatomegaly is
benign prostatic hypertrophy
prostatitis and prostatic abscessation
usually bacterial
may cause regional peritonitis and/or mild medial iliac lymphadenopathy
can be a source of discospondylitis
You see what appears to be a gas opacity in an enlarged prostate on a radiograph. What do you suspect?
prostatic abscess
Paraprostatic cysts
pedunculate, well marginated, appear cranial to urinary bladder, usually have mineralized rim
contain anechoic fluid, exhibit acoustic enhancement
can get infected and result in large abscesses
if a paraprostatic cyst is present and you were looking at a lateral rad, order from cranial to caudal: bladder, cyst, prostate
paraprostatic cyst - urinary bladder - prostate
Prostatic neoplasia
adenocarcinoma or urothelial gland may not be enlarged many have parenchymal mineralization spondylitis of L5-L7 vertebral bodies is "classic" for metastasis of urogenital cancer spondylosis also seen in this area medial iliac lymphadenopathy
