Spontaneous external endometriosis in a De Brazza's monkey

J Comp Pathol. 1989 Nov;101(4):471-4. doi: 10.1016/0021-9975(89)90031-5.

Abstract

A spontaneous case of external endometriosis in a 22-year-old female De Brazza's monkey is described. During diagnostic laparotomy, peritoneal adhesions of the uterus to the urinary bladder, ovaries and abdominal wall were seen. A surgical biopsy of soft tissue attached to the ventral surface of the uterus was examined histologically and consisted of endometrial glands and stroma. These findings were compatible with a diagnosis of endometriosis.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Cercopithecidae*
  • Endometriosis / pathology
  • Endometriosis / veterinary*
  • Female
  • Monkey Diseases / pathology*