Bilateral Ovarian Cysts Originating from Rete Ovarii in an African Green Monkey (Cercopithecus Aethiops)

Journal of Veterinary Medical Science

Kwon-Sik CHANG⁴  Young-Jeon LEE¹  Kyu-Tae CHANG¹  Kang-Jin JUNG¹  Kyoung-Min KIM¹  Sung-Woo KIM¹  Hwa-Young SON³  Sang-Rae LEE¹  Yong-Hoon LEE¹  Dong-Suck REU²  Doo KIM⁴ 

[1] The National Primate Research Center (NPRC), Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology (KRIBB), Ochang, Cheongwon, Chungbuk 363-883, Republic of Korea;Department of Life Science, Cheongju University, Cheongju, Chungbuk 360-764, Republic of Korea;Department of Veterinary Pathology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Chungnam National University, Daejeon 305-764, Republic of Korea;College of Veterinary Medicine, Kangwon National University, Chuncheon, Kangwon 200-701, Republic of Korea

关键词: African green monkey;    cystic rete ovarii;    ovarian cyst;   

DOI  :  10.1292/jvms.11-0354

学科分类：兽医学

来源: Japanese Society of Veterinary Science

【 摘 要 】

References(13)Cited-By(1)Ovarian cyst is common incidental finding in humans and many animals and includes follicular cysts, cystic rete ovarii and mesonephric duct cysts. Ovarian cyst is often associated with reproductive disorders in humans and animals. We found accidentally bilateral cystic masses in ovaries in an African green monkey. Grossly, the left and right ovarian cystic masses were single unilocular cystic structures measuring 0.6 and 1.8 cm in diameter, respectively. Histologically, both cysts were thin-walled structures that arose from the center of the ovary and displaced ovarian tissue peripherally. The cysts were lined by a single layer of nonciliated low cuboidal epithelium. Immunohistochemically, epithelial cells in the cysts were positive for cytokeratin, and the stromal cells were positive for smooth muscle actin but negative for vimentin. These results suggest that these ovarian cysts in an African green monkey are cystic rete ovarii. To our knowledge, this is the first report of cystic rete ovarii in African green monkeys and may be of value in relation to research of the pathogenesis and treatment of ovarian cyst.

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