Presence of cystic endometrial hyperplasia and uterine tumours in older pet pigs in the UK

Experience in farm animal referral centres in the UK has shown an increase in the number of pigs being presented for age-related problems. These include obesity, arthritis, skin disorders, overgrown tusks and overgrown claws. Seven pigs presented over a 7-year period to two university veterinary tea...

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Published inVeterinary record case reports Vol. 8; no. 1
Main Authors Wood, Paul, Hall, Jon L, McMillan, Matthew, Constantino-Casas, Fernando, Hughes, Katherine
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published London British Veterinary Association 01.02.2020
Blackwell Publishing Ltd
Subjects
Abdomen
Age
Animals
Arthritis
Case reports
Catheters
cystic endometrial hyperplasia
Euthanasia
Fibroids
Hogs
Hyperplasia
ovariohysterectomy
Pets
pig
reproductive disease
Surgery
Tumors
Ultrasonic imaging
Uterine cancer
uterine mass
United Kingdom > UK
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Summary:Experience in farm animal referral centres in the UK has shown an increase in the number of pigs being presented for age-related problems. These include obesity, arthritis, skin disorders, overgrown tusks and overgrown claws. Seven pigs presented over a 7-year period to two university veterinary teaching hospitals in the UK with clinical signs including behavioural change, abnormal vaginal discharge, inappetence and abdominal distension that was found to localise to the reproductive tract. Histology of the reproductive tract found cystic endometrial hyperplasia (n=7) and uterine tumours (n=4) following ovariohysterectomy (n=4) or postmortem examination (n=3). Tumours identified were leiomyoma (n=1), fibroleiomyoma (n=1) and leiomyosarcoma (n=2).
ISSN:2052-6121
2052-6121
DOI:10.1136/vetreccr-2019-000924