Pseudo-hermafroditismo masculino em cadela

A case of male pseudo-hermaphrodite in a six-month-old Pinscher dog with mild signs of agression towards other dogs is reported. The animal presented fibrous mass in clitorial region, with structure similar to a diminutive penis. Testicles were found in the abdominal cavity, uterus had normal size a...

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Main Authors: M.S. Fantoni, B.C. Silva, L.F.L. Ferreira, G.R. Valle, M.A. Rachid
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais 2012-06-01
Series:Arquivo Brasileiro de Medicina Veterinária e Zootecnia
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0102-09352012000300032&lng=en&tlng=en
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author M.S. Fantoni
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description A case of male pseudo-hermaphrodite in a six-month-old Pinscher dog with mild signs of agression towards other dogs is reported. The animal presented fibrous mass in clitorial region, with structure similar to a diminutive penis. Testicles were found in the abdominal cavity, uterus had normal size and localization and hypertrophic clitoris was seen during exploratory laparotomy. The histopathological examination revealed testicular tissue, composed of hypotrophic seminipherous tubules and exuberant stroma and uterus with normal histological appearance. Moreover, the animal presented high levels of testosterone.
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spelling doaj.art-655e63e8cf594bb0ba296d2ff696e1f22022-12-21T19:38:01ZengUniversidade Federal de Minas GeraisArquivo Brasileiro de Medicina Veterinária e Zootecnia1678-41622012-06-0164376376510.1590/S0102-09352012000300032S0102-09352012000300032Pseudo-hermafroditismo masculino em cadelaM.S. Fantoni0B.C. Silva1L.F.L. Ferreira2G.R. Valle3M.A. RachidPontifícia Universidade Católica de Minas GeraisPontifícia Universidade Católica de Minas GeraisPontifícia Universidade Católica de Minas GeraisPontifícia Universidade Católica de Minas GeraisA case of male pseudo-hermaphrodite in a six-month-old Pinscher dog with mild signs of agression towards other dogs is reported. The animal presented fibrous mass in clitorial region, with structure similar to a diminutive penis. Testicles were found in the abdominal cavity, uterus had normal size and localization and hypertrophic clitoris was seen during exploratory laparotomy. The histopathological examination revealed testicular tissue, composed of hypotrophic seminipherous tubules and exuberant stroma and uterus with normal histological appearance. Moreover, the animal presented high levels of testosterone.http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0102-09352012000300032&lng=en&tlng=enbitchpseudo-hermaphroditemalecaninapseudo-hermafroditamasculino
spellingShingle M.S. Fantoni
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L.F.L. Ferreira
G.R. Valle
M.A. Rachid
Pseudo-hermafroditismo masculino em cadela
Arquivo Brasileiro de Medicina Veterinária e Zootecnia
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title Pseudo-hermafroditismo masculino em cadela
title_full Pseudo-hermafroditismo masculino em cadela
title_fullStr Pseudo-hermafroditismo masculino em cadela
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