Unilateral agenesis of the uterine horn and right ovary in cat

A case report

Abstract

This study aimed to describe the finding of uterine and ovarian agenesis in cat after a total mastectomy procedure and ovariosalpingohisterectomy for treatment of feline mammary fibroepithelial hyperplasia. This paper described the case of a feline, female, without defined breed standard, seven months of age, it presented description of increase of mammary volume, after the administration of a dose of contraceptive medroxyprogesterone acetate. According to medical history and physical examination the diagnosis of feline fibroepithelial hyperplasia was established. For the treatment was opted to realize a complete mastectomy and ovaryhysterectomy (OSE). During the surgery was found the absence of the horn uterine and right ovary. This type of defect can go undetected since the animal may not present clinical and demonstrate the normal estrous behavior, and most often an incidental finding and assumes importance, especially for the possibility of the occurrence of various organs anomalies with the same origin embryological.