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31 December 2013 UTERINE ADENOMYOSIS IN SOUTHERN THREE-BANDED ARMADILLOS (TOLYPEUTES MATACUS)
Judilee Marrow, Tabitha Viner, Rachel Thompson, Nancy Boedeker
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Abstract

Uterine adenomyosis was diagnosed in five southern three-banded armadillos (Tolypeutes matacus) from four different zoological collections in North America between 1995 and 2012. Two cases were diagnosed after ovariohysterectomy and histopathologic evaluation of the uteri, and the remaining cases were identified incidentally at the time of postmortem examination. Animals ranged from 5 to 14 yr of age at the time of diagnosis. Of armadillos diagnosed before postmortem examination, clinical signs included weakness, collapse, anemia, and vulvar discharge. Histopathologic evaluation of the uteri revealed well-developed, irregular endometrial glands extending into the myometrium and occasional hemorrhage within these glands. The two cases diagnosed antemortem were successfully treated with ovariohysterectomy. To the authors' knowledge, this condition has not been previously reported in Xenarthra, including armadillos.

American Association of Zoo Veterinarians
Judilee Marrow, Tabitha Viner, Rachel Thompson, and Nancy Boedeker "UTERINE ADENOMYOSIS IN SOUTHERN THREE-BANDED ARMADILLOS (TOLYPEUTES MATACUS)," Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine 44(4), 1018-1026, (31 December 2013). https://doi.org/10.1638/2013-0008R.1
Received: 17 January 2013; Published: 31 December 2013
KEYWORDS
adenomyosis
Anemia
armadillo
Tolypeutes matacus
Xenarthra
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