1.A hermaphrodite dog with bilateral ovotestes and pyometra.
Journal of Veterinary Science 2006;7(1):87-88
Hermaphroditism was identified in a 3-year-old American Cocker spaniel with an enlarged os clitoridis that was shown as reddish finger-like structure protruding from the vulva. The urethral orifice was located cranially to the base of the os clitoridis. The gonads were situated caudal to the kidneys at the cranial tips of the uterine horns, and were composed mainly of seminiferous tubules and interstitial cells and had ovarian follicles in the cortices. The uterus was enlarged and revealed pyometra. Gross and histopathological findings of the dog suggested hermaphroditism with bilateral ovotestes and pyometra.
Animals
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Dog Diseases/*pathology/surgery
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Dogs
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Female
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Gonads/pathology/surgery
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Hermaphroditism/pathology/surgery/*veterinary
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Histocytochemistry/veterinary
2.Anatomical study on true hermaphroditism in an Indian pig (Sus Scrofa Domesticus).
Neelam BANSAL ; K S ROY ; D K SHARMA ; Rajnish SHARMA
Journal of Veterinary Science 2005;6(1):83-85
A pig was confirmed to be a true hermaphrodite on the basis of gross and histomorphological studies of the genital organs. The genitalia was consisted of left ovary, oviduct, two coiled uterine horns, body of uterus alongwith right testis and an epididymis. Vagina and vulva were absent but male urethra with prostate gland was present. Grossly the size of all the genital organs appeared to be normal. Histomorphologically, testis and epididymis were underdeveloped as there was no clearcut spermatogenia and sertoli cells but Leydig cells were normal. The ovary presents normal histological features with some portion of testicular tissue. Degeneration of uterine epithelium was observed along with normal endometrial glands.
Animals
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Female
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Genitalia, Female/abnormalities
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Genitalia, Male/abnormalities
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Hermaphroditism/pathology/*veterinary
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Male
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Swine
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Swine Diseases/*pathology