title: Uterine leiomyomas in three captive eastern Bongo (Tragelaphus eurycerus isaaci).
abstract: Uterine leiomyomas occurred in three eastern bongo (Tragelaphus eurycerus isaaci) 10, 15, and 16 yr of age at three separate zoological institutions. Two animals were nulliparous, and one had given birth to 14 calves over its lifetime. Two of the leiomyomas originated in the cervix. The third originated in the uterine wall and incorporated the body of the uterus and both uterine horns. The tumors in the two animals that had never calved were large and nonresectable. They were associated with gastrointestinal clinical signs including diarrhea, anorexia, and the inability to defecate. The tumor in the animal that had calved was an incidental finding at necropsy. Uterine leiomyomas have not been previously documented in the literature on eastern bongo.
authors.affiliation: Zoo New England, One Franklin Park Road, Boston, Massachusetts 02121, USA.
authors.forename: Julia E
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Napier
authors.forename: Suzan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Murray
authors.forename: Michael M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Garner
authors.forename: Tabitha
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Viner
authors.forename: Hayley
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Murphy
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000836:Animals, Zoo; D000866:Antelopes; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D007889:Leiomyoma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000662:veterinary*; D011247:Pregnancy; D011252:Pregnancy Complications, Neoplastic / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000662:veterinary*; D014594:Uterine Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000662:veterinary*