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1 June 2001 PYOMETRA AND UTERINE ADENOCARCINOMA IN A MELENGESTROL ACETATE–IMPLANTED CAPTIVE COATI (NASUA NASUA)
Elizabeth Chittick, David Rotstein, Talmage Brown, Barbara Wolfe
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Abstract

A 9-yr and 3-mo-old captive female coati (Nasua nasua) was implanted with melengestrol acetate for contraception for 4.5 yr prior to presentation. During her annual examination, purulent vaginal discharge and a palpably prominent uterus were identified. Ancillary diagnostic tests including hematology, cystocentesis, radiographs, and abdominal ultrasound were consistent with pyometra. An ovariohysterectomy was performed and histologic examination revealed pyometra and uterine adenocarcinoma, similar to pathology that has been associated with melengestrol acetate contraception in felids, canids, and primates. Given the potential association between melengestrol acetate and uterine pathology in this case, we recommend caution with melengestrol acetate use in procyonids.

Elizabeth Chittick, David Rotstein, Talmage Brown, and Barbara Wolfe "PYOMETRA AND UTERINE ADENOCARCINOMA IN A MELENGESTROL ACETATE–IMPLANTED CAPTIVE COATI (NASUA NASUA)," Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine 32(2), 245-251, (1 June 2001). https://doi.org/10.1638/1042-7260(2001)032[0245:PAUAIA]2.0.CO;2
Received: 15 November 2000; Published: 1 June 2001
KEYWORDS
coati
melengestrol acetate
Nasua nasua
procyonid
pyometra
uterine adenocarcinoma
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