title: Diagnostic value of fine needle aspiration cytology in testicular disorders of red deer (Cervus elaphus): a case report.
abstract: We used fine needle aspiration cytology (FNAC) to diagnose Sertoli cell-only pattern and hypospermatogenesis in an Iberian red deer (Cervus elaphus hispanicus). Cytologic diagnosis was confirmed by histology and epididymal sperm analysis. We conclude that FNAC can be an important diagnostic tool in testicular diseases of wildlife.
authors.affiliation: 1  Department of Pathology and Veterinary Clinic, University of Sassari, Via Vienna 2, 07100 Sassari, Italy.
authors.forename: Eliana
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Pintus
authors.forename: José Luis
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Ros-Santaella
authors.forename: José Julián
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Garde
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D044963:Biopsy, Fine-Needle; D003670:Deer; D008297:Male; D009845:Oligospermia / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000662:veterinary*; D054331:Sertoli Cell-Only Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000662:veterinary*; D013733:Testicular Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000662:veterinary*; D013737:Testis / Q000473:pathology*