Scrotal Contents Flashcards
two causes of congenital disease of the epididymis
-Spermatic granuloma of the epididymal head
-Segmental aplasia (of mesonephric duct)
is a spermatic granuloma considered epididymitis
not if its alone
features of Spermatic Granuloma of
Epididymal Head
-Blind ended efferent ductules
-Spermatocele
-Spermatic granuloma
-Obstructs epididymal duct
-Infertility
-XY Testicular DSD
what is Segmental Aplasia of Mesonephric Duct? can you use those males for breeding
-XY Testicular DSD
Don’t use for breeding
* Hereditary
* No spermatozoal transport – Infertility
* Easily missed
clinical signs of Epididymitis in dogs
pain
systemic illness
self trauma
diseases of the spermatic cord (3)
Deferent duct; Vasectomy
Pampiniform plexus; Varicocele
Inguinal canal; Hernia (horse), Lymph node – lymphoma
four accessory genital glands
-Ampullae
-Vesicular glands
-Prostate
-Bulbourethral glands
what diseases/issues can you see with the canine prostate (4)
-Hyperplasia
-Inflammation
-Carcinoma (malignant)
-Cysts and abscesses
what disease of accessory genital glands can cows get
bovine vesicular adenitis
what is the most common pathogen causing vesicular adenitis in cattle
trueperella pyogenes
causes of vesicular adenitis in young bulls
Ascending infection
-Trueperella pyogenes
Systemic infection
-Mycoplasmopsis bovis
-Brucella abortus
what does vesicular adenitis lead to in young bulls
-Acute fibrinosuppurative or chronic interstitial inflammation
-Infertility
prostate is ____ dependent
testosterone
when there is prostatic hyperplasia, there is _____ enlargement
eccentric
what is the most common cause of prostatitis in dogs
E coli
what do most paraprostatic cysts/abscess arise from
cystic hyperplasia
types of prostatic carcinoma (3)
-Urothelial carcinoma
-Adenocarcinoma
-Carcinoma with mixed urothelial and glandular phenotypes
when do we see carcinoma of the prostate and two ways it can present
-Older dogs
-Local infiltration and metastasis.
what can prostatic carcinoma cause in terms of clinical signs
difficulty urinating and defecating
causes of Epididymitis in rams
Same as dogs except
*Brucella ovis
Gram negatives
*Histophilus somni
*Actinobacillus seminis
causes of Epididymitis in dogs
Bacterial infection
-Ascending - Gram negatives -
E. coli
-Hematogenous - Brucella canis
