Severe Focal Cystic Endometrial Hyperplasia in a Bitch

개에서 발생한 국소성 거대 낭상자궁내막증식증 1예

  • Lee, Jae-Yeon (College of Veterinary Medicine.Research Institute of Veterinary Medicine, Chungnam National University) ;
  • Shin, Beom-Jun (College of Veterinary Medicine.Research Institute of Veterinary Medicine, Chungnam National University) ;
  • Park, Ji-Young (College of Veterinary Medicine.Research Institute of Veterinary Medicine, Chungnam National University) ;
  • Lee, Young-Won (College of Veterinary Medicine.Research Institute of Veterinary Medicine, Chungnam National University) ;
  • Park, Seong-Jun (College of Veterinary Medicine.Research Institute of Veterinary Medicine, Chungnam National University) ;
  • Cho, Sung-Whan (College of Veterinary Medicine.Research Institute of Veterinary Medicine, Chungnam National University) ;
  • Kim, Myung-Cheol (College of Veterinary Medicine.Research Institute of Veterinary Medicine, Chungnam National University) ;
  • Jeong, Seong-Mok (College of Veterinary Medicine.Research Institute of Veterinary Medicine, Chungnam National University)
  • 이재연 (충남대학교 수의과대학.동물의과학연구소) ;
  • 신범준 (충남대학교 수의과대학.동물의과학연구소) ;
  • 박지영 (충남대학교 수의과대학.동물의과학연구소) ;
  • 이영원 (충남대학교 수의과대학.동물의과학연구소) ;
  • 박성준 (충남대학교 수의과대학.동물의과학연구소) ;
  • 조성환 (충남대학교 수의과대학.동물의과학연구소) ;
  • 김명철 (충남대학교 수의과대학.동물의과학연구소) ;
  • 정성목 (충남대학교 수의과대학.동물의과학연구소)
  • Accepted : 2011.12.05
  • Published : 2011.12.31

Abstract

A 9-years-old female Collie dog was presented with history of abdominal enlargement, anorexia and constipation. On radiographic and ultrasonographic examinations, intra-abdominal mass was identified. On cytologic findings of the mass, no cancer cell was observed. Exploratory laparotomy was performed to diagnose and remove the mass. A large, single, spheroid mass weighing 9.5 kg ($40{\times}25{\times}18$ cm) was located in the middle section of the right uterine horn. Based on the results of histopathological examination, the mass was diagnosed as a cystic endometrial hyperplasia (CEH). This is rare case of severe focal CEH without pyometra in a bitch.

9 년령 암컷 콜리견이 복부 팽만, 식욕 부진 및 변비를 주증으로 본원에 내원하였다. X-ray, 초음파 및 CT 검사를 통하여 복강내 연부조직종괴를 확인하였으나 세포학적 검사에서 종양 세포는 관찰 할 수 없었다. 탐색적 개복술을 계획하였다. 크고 둥근 모양의 종괴가 우측 자궁각에 위치하는 것을 확인하고 난소자궁적출술을 실시하였다. 종괴의 크기는 $40{\times}25{\times}18$ cm 였으며 무게는 9.5 kg 이었다. 조직학적 검사를 통해 낭상자궁내막증식증(CEH)으로 진단하였다. CEH는 자궁 내용물이 감염되거나 자궁 축농증으로 이어짐에도 불구하고 임상 증상이 없는 경우가 많으므로 정확한 진단이 어렵다. 본 증례는 자궁 축농증을 동반하지 않은 매우 큰 크기의 국소성 낭상자궁내막증식증의 드문 예이다.

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