Alterações mamárias e reprodutivas em gatas no Recôncavo da Bahia

Abstract

Disease mammary and uterine are common in domestic cats. The present study has as main objectives to establish the prevalence of mammary tumors and uterine affections, as well as the different histological types, diagnosed in cats at the Hospital Universitário de Medicina Veterinária of the Universidade Federal do Recôncavo da Bahia, from January 2015 to December 2018. During this period, 902 cats received clinical and surgical care. These included race, sex, age, presence of contraceptive therapy, tumor location and morphological diagnosis. It was observed, according to the survey, that 46 cats were affected by a mammary and/or uterine, it wasn't observed affected the males' mammary. Of the 46 cases, 29.4% (5/17) were from the uterus and 70.6% (12/17) from the breast. Of the uterine morphological diagnoses, 40% (2/5) were diagnosed with pyometra, 40% (2/5) with mononuclear endometritis associated with an infection and 20% (1/5) with cystic endometrial hyperplasia. The cats with morphological diagnosis of mammary, 50% (6/12) have diagnosis of fibroadenomatous hyperplasia, 16.7% (2/12) simple carcinoma, 25% (3/12) cribriform carcinoma and 8.3% (1/12) carcinoma with desmoplastic reaction.