Department of Veterinary Medicine, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK.
Department of Surgery, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Alexandria University, Alexandria, Egypt.
J Vet Diagn Invest. 2024 Sep;36(5):719-723. doi: 10.1177/10406387231220884. Epub 2024 Jan 28.
In females, the paramesonephric (syn: Müllerian) duct gives rise to the uterine tubes, uterus, cervix, and part of the vagina. Segmental uterine aplasia resulting from a paramesonephric duct abnormality has been reported in a range of species including bovids, canids, felids, equids, camelids, and lagomorphs. Here we document segmental aplasia of the left paramesonephric duct in a New Zealand white rabbit. The proximal 70 mm of the left uterine tube was present and terminated in adipose tissue. A 10 × 2 × 1-mm tag of cream tissue was present and was composed of sheets of adipose tissue and streams of smooth muscle, but otherwise, there was no evidence of the left uterine horn, supporting a diagnosis of unilateral uterine aplasia (uterus unicornis) analogous to a human class II (unicornuate uterus) lesion of the "no horn" subtype. In addition, our case had a concurrent uterine tube fimbrial cyst, minor cysts in the left kidney, and mammary gland hyperplasia with secretory activity. We suggest the adoption of a uniform classification system specifically for lagomorph uterine anomalies. Large-scale multi-center studies documenting prevalence of such lesions would facilitate identification of trends in laterality and other factors.
在女性中,副中肾管(同义词:苗勒管)发育为子宫输卵管、子宫、宫颈和阴道的一部分。在包括牛科、犬科、猫科、马科、骆驼科和兔形目在内的多种物种中,已经报道了副中肾管异常导致的节段性子宫发育不全。在这里,我们记录了一只新西兰白兔左侧副中肾管的节段性发育不全。左侧子宫输卵管的近端 70mm 存在并终止于脂肪组织中。存在一个 10×2×1mm 的奶油组织标签,由脂肪组织薄片和平滑肌流组成,但没有左侧子宫角的证据,支持单侧子宫发育不全(单角子宫)的诊断,类似于人类“无角”亚型的 II 类(单角子宫)病变。此外,我们的病例还伴有子宫输卵管伞端囊肿、左肾小囊肿和乳腺增生伴分泌活动。我们建议采用专门针对兔形目子宫异常的统一分类系统。记录此类病变患病率的大规模多中心研究将有助于确定侧别和其他因素的趋势。