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At the University of Liverpool vet school, third‐year students complete a dissertation of their choice. Emily Ratsep chose veterinary forensic entomology, an interest she developed by accident [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

A 15-year-old, intact, female miniature poodle was presented for further evaluation of a large abdominal mass. Computed tomography was conducted to determine the origin of the mass and 2 large uterine masses were discovered. Ovariohysterectomy was performed and histopathological evaluation revealed a massive uterine lipoleiomyoma (27 × 17 × 15 cm), the largest recorded in the veterinary literature, and a smaller leiomyoma (7 × 5 × 4 cm).