1. Arrhenoblastoma in a mare.
- Author
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Mills JH, Fretz PB, Clark EG, and Ganjam VK
- Subjects
- Aggression, Animals, Female, Horses, Humans, Ovarian Neoplasms pathology, Ovarian Neoplasms surgery, Ovary pathology, Sertoli-Leydig Cell Tumor pathology, Sertoli-Leydig Cell Tumor surgery, Horse Diseases pathology, Horse Diseases surgery, Ovarian Neoplasms veterinary, Sertoli-Leydig Cell Tumor veterinary
- Abstract
An ovarian neoplasm measuring 10 by 8 by 6 cm was surgically removed from a 14-year-old Appaloosa mare. For 2 years prior to surgery, the mare had manifested marked behavioral changes, becoming aggressive toward other broodmares. Histologically, the tumor was found to be an arrhenoblastoma. Preoperative endocrinologic findings (high serum testosterone and low serum estradiol concentrations) supported the diagnosis.
- Published
- 1977