Polycystic ovary syndrome with endometrial hyperplasia in a cynomolgus monkey (Macaca fascicularis)

Vet Pathol. 2008 Jul;45(4):512-5. doi: 10.1354/vp.45-4-512.

Abstract

A 13-year-old, obese, female cynomolgus monkey (Macaca fascicularis) was observed in a 5-year neurobehavioral study and was humanely euthanatized for experimental purposes. During this observational study, the monkey was noted to ovulate only rarely (0-3 times a year), with a prolonged menstrual cycle length (up to 161 days), hyperandrogenism (androstenedione area under the curve in response to adrenocorticotropic hormone up to 27.64 ng/ml), and hyperinsulinemia (fasting insulin up to 65.85 microIU/ml). This animal's body mass index was 65.46 kg/m(2), with central obesity. On postmortem examination, the uterus was moderately enlarged, with an eccentric lumen and a broad-based endometrial polyp that consisted of complex glandular hyperplasia with atypia. Both ovaries contained many 2- to 3-mm follicles, without any corpora lutea. A diagnosis of polycystic ovary syndrome was made based on the clinical history, endocrinology, and gross and histopathologic findings.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Endometrial Hyperplasia / complications
  • Endometrial Hyperplasia / pathology
  • Endometrial Hyperplasia / veterinary*
  • Female
  • Histocytochemistry
  • Macaca fascicularis*
  • Monkey Diseases / pathology*
  • Polycystic Ovary Syndrome / complications
  • Polycystic Ovary Syndrome / pathology
  • Polycystic Ovary Syndrome / veterinary*