Unilateral seminoma in a dromedary camel.
A 10-year-old, clinically healthy, male dromedary camel had presented a history of progressive unilateral testicular enlargement over the past 5 years. The animal had mated with 32 females during that period; all had conceived. The sex ratio of his offspring was one male to 31 females. Ultrasound examination of the right testicle revealed a diffusely heterogeneous parenchyma with no identifiable normal testicular tissue. The enlarged testicle was surgically removed. Macroscopically, the testicle had a glistening pink surface and contained multiple soft, bulging nodules. Histopathologically, a well-differentiated, diffuse seminoma was diagnosed. In conclusion, this study describes the fertility, sex ratio, clinical findings and ultrasonographic imaging in a male dromedary camel affected with unilateral testicular seminoma.
Department of Veterinary Medicine, College of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine, Buraydah, Qassim, Saudi Arabia. ahmedali77@hotmail.com
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D000818:Animals; D002162:Camelus; D008297:Male; D018239:Seminoma / Q000473:pathology / Q000662:veterinary*; D013736:Testicular Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000662:veterinary*; D013737:Testis / Q000473:pathology