Prolonged in utero retention and mummification of a Macaca mulatta fetus.
An intrauterine mummified fetus in a Macaca mulatta was delivered surgically 708 days after onset of the last menstrual flow. Supracervical hysterectomy and left salpingo-oophorectomy were done. The fetus consisted of a compressed but complete skeleton and hairy skin adherent to the intact, thin uterine wall. Placenta and umbilical cord could not be identified.
D000030:Abortion, Missed / Q000662:veterinary*; D000818:Animals; D005260:Female; D005313:Fetal Death / Q000209:etiology / Q000662:veterinary; D005333:Fetus / Q000473:pathology*; D008251:Macaca / Q000502:physiology*; D008253:Macaca mulatta / Q000502:physiology*; D008992:Monkey Diseases / Q000503:physiopathology*; D011247:Pregnancy; D013997:Time Factors