Cervical leiomyoma in an aged goat leading to massive hemorrhage and death.
An adult female Toggenburg goat with a history of acute vaginal bleeding and death was presented for postmortem examination. Necropsy, histologic examination, and immunohistochemical staining revealed the presence of a leiomyoma that originated from the uterine cervix, occupied most of the vaginal lumen, and had a bleeding, frayed artery in the caudal end.
Uzal
Francisco A
FA
California Animal Health and Food Safety Laboratory System, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of California, San Bernardino, San Bernardino, California 92408, USA. fuzal@cahfs.ucdavis.edu
Puschner
Birgit
B
D000818:Animals; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D015511:Goat Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000401:mortality; D006041:Goats; D007889:Leiomyoma / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000401:mortality / Q000662:veterinary*; D002583:Uterine Cervical Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000401:mortality / Q000662:veterinary*; D014592:Uterine Hemorrhage / Q000209:etiology / Q000401:mortality / Q000662:veterinary*