Frontiers in Veterinary Science | |
Case report: Long term follow-up of a large unilateral epididymal cyst in a stallion used for teaching: Is this condition associated with infertility? | |
Veterinary Science | |
Mário Ribeiro1  Gabriela Fernandes Silva1  Fátima Carvalho1  António Rocha2  Tiago Guimarães2  Raquel Cunha2  Irina Amorim3  | |
[1] School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences (ICBAS), University of Porto (UP), Porto, Portugal;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;School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences (ICBAS), University of Porto (UP), Porto, Portugal;Institute of Molecular Pathology and Immunology, University of Porto (IPATIMUP), Porto, Portugal;Institute for Research and Innovation in Health (i3S), University of Porto (UP), Porto, Portugal; | |
关键词: equine; epididymis; cyst; semen; spermatocele; sperm granuloma; | |
DOI : 10.3389/fvets.2023.1145742 | |
received in 2023-01-16, accepted in 2023-03-13, 发布年份 2023 | |
来源: Frontiers | |
【 摘 要 】
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.
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