Silva Gabriela Fernandes, Cunha Raquel, Carvalho Fátima, Ribeiro Mário, Rocha António, Amorim Irina, Guimarães Tiago
School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences (ICBAS), University of Porto (UP), Porto, Portugal.
Center for the Study of Animal Sciences (CECA), ICETA, University of Porto, Campus Agrário de Vairão, Vairão, Portugal.
Front Vet Sci. 2023 Mar 29;10:1145742. doi: 10.3389/fvets.2023.1145742. eCollection 2023.
A 30-year-old Lusitano stallion presented with an enlarged right epididymis. The ultrasound scan revealed a cyst-like formation and the histopathological examination was compatible with epididymal cyst located at the body/tail transition, epididymal spermatocele and sperm granuloma and epididymitis. However, these conditions did not seem to affect the animal's reproductive performance, nor did the semen parameters analyzed over the 8 years after the diagnosis show significant changes. Nevertheless, since the ejaculate contains mostly sperm cells from the tail of the epididymis, where fertile spermatozoa are stored until ejaculated, a deep knowledge of the different conditions that can affect this organ is of the utmost importance.
一匹30岁的卢西塔诺种马出现右侧附睾肿大。超声扫描显示有囊肿样结构，组织病理学检查结果符合位于附睾体/尾交界处的附睾囊肿、附睾精液囊肿、精子肉芽肿和附睾炎。然而，这些情况似乎并未影响该动物的繁殖性能，诊断后的8年里所分析的精液参数也未显示出显著变化。尽管如此，由于射精液中大部分精子细胞来自附睾尾部，可育精子在此储存直至射精，因此深入了解可能影响该器官的不同病症至关重要。
