Testicular Tumours
Posted on Monday, July 30 @ 20:28:00 BST by jenvetadmin
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Castrated dogs do not have testes---Do they suffer from tumours of testes?
Although it is a very rare condition but castrated dogs also suffer from neoplasia of testicular origin that may have developed from remnents of testicular tissue. Testicular tumours are commonly found in old aged uncastrated dogs. The chances of developing these tumours increase in cryptorchids (both unilateral as well as bilateral) and in animals having inguinal hernia.
Generally three kinds of testicular tumours are found in routine veterinary practice-- Seminomas, Sertoli cell tumours and Interstitial cell tumours. Testicular tumours are mostly benign, metastasis is rare.
The dogs having these tumours are presented usually with the symptoms of non painful swellings of one or both testicles and scrotum and other systemic and behavioural symptoms according to the kind of tumour.
Treatment is usually surgical castration and if metastasis is there, then chemotherapy and radiation therapy may also be required to check the progress of the disease. Cryptorchids should always be castrated to avoid this problem.
Differential diagnosis with other conditions that cause enlargement and asymmetry of testicles is necessary. These conditions can be orchitis, testicular torsion, abscesses, large testes, cysts, spermatocoele etc.
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