INTAS POLIVET
Open Access
  • Year: 2012
  • Volume: 13
  • Issue: 1

Unilateral Ovarian Leiomyoma and its management in a Friesian Mare

  • Author:
  • J. Govaere1, R. Ducatelle2, J. Declercq3, M. Hoogewijs1, A. De Kruif1
  • Total Page Count: 5
  • Page Number: 150 to 154

1Department of Reproduction, Obstetrics and Herd Health, e-mail:jan.govaere@ugent.be

2Department of Pathology, Bacteriology and Poultry Diseases

3Department of Surgery and Anaesthesiology of Domestic Animals

Faculty of Veterinary Medicine Ghent University Belgium

Online published on 31 August, 2012.

Abstract

Leiomyomas of the ovary are rare in mares. The diagnosis is based on histological and immunohistochemical analysis. This case report describes a leiomyoma of the left ovary in a Friesian mare with a history of intermittent signs of colic.

Keywords

Leiomyoma, Mare, Ovary