EMPHYSEMATOUS PROSTATITIS IN A DOG
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Prostatitis, prostatic cysts and abscesses are common problems especially in middle aged or older dogs. Normally, their diganosis is not too difficult. This extremely interesting case report describes an emphysematous prostatitis which seems to be unique in the current literature.
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A 10-year-old, male beagle was presented for lethargy, anorexia, and straining to urinate. A mass was palpated in the caudal abdomen in the area of the bladder.
Abdominal radiography revealed a gas-filled mass in the caudoventral abdominal quadrant.
Subsequent positive-contrast cystography revealed that the mass was caudal to the bladder. Abdominal exploratory celiotomy resulted in the drainage of a prostatic abscess containing gas.
The histopathological diagnosis of the prostate was a poorly differentiated tubular carcinoma with necrosis.
To the authors knowledge, this article is the first report of an emphysematous prostatitis in a dog.
Source: Jacob J. Rohleder, Jeryl C. Jones (2002): Emphysematous Prostatitis and Carcinoma in a Dog. In: Journal of the American Animal Hospital Association 38:478-481 (2002)
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