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Abdominal radiography and ultrasonography revealed a large mass in the uterus.

Abdominal radiography and ultrasonography revealed a large mass in the uterus.

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|l1=Uterine Adenocarcinoma - Rabbit

|q2=What differential diagnoses would you consider in a seven-year-old rabbit with these clinical signs?

|q2=What differential diagnoses would you consider in a seven-year-old rabbit with these clinical signs?

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*pneumonia;  

*pneumonia;  

*abscesses associated with pleuropneumonia;  

*abscesses associated with pleuropneumonia;  

*pleuropneumonia (secondary to infection with Pasteurella multocida, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Staphylococcus aureus, Bordetella bronchiseptica, Mycobacterium bovis, M. tuberculosis, Moraxella bovis, Francisella tularensis and Yersinia pestis);  

*pleuropneumonia (secondary to infection with ''Pasteurella multocida, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Staphylococcus aureus, Bordetella bronchiseptica, Mycobacterium bovis, M. tuberculosis, Moraxella bovis, Francisella tularensis'' and ''Yersinia pestis'');  

*primary thoracic neoplasia (thymoma); and  

*primary thoracic neoplasia (thymoma); and  

*secondary metastatic disease. <br><br>

*secondary metastatic disease. <br><br>

Pleural effusion has been seen with cardiovascular disease (cardiomyopathy, valvular disease, pericarditis and atherosclerosis) and corona virus infection but this has not been reported as a spontaneous natural infection in pet rabbits.

Pleural effusion has been seen with cardiovascular disease (cardiomyopathy, valvular disease, pericarditis and atherosclerosis) and corona virus infection but this has not been reported as a spontaneous natural infection in pet rabbits.

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|l2=:Category:Respiratory Disease in Rabbits

|q3=What is the prognosis?

|q3=What is the prognosis?

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The prognosis is grave and in this case the rabbit was euthanased.

The prognosis is grave and in this case the rabbit was euthanased.

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|l3=Uterine Adenocarcinoma - Rabbit#Treatment

|q4=What preventive measures are there to reduce the incidence of this condition?

|q4=What preventive measures are there to reduce the incidence of this condition?

|a4=Ovariohysterectomy before the rabbit is two years old will reduce the incidence of this condition in female rabbits. <br><br>

|a4=Ovariohysterectomy before the rabbit is two years old will reduce the incidence of this condition in female rabbits. <br><br>

Dutch, French silver, Havana and Tan breeds older than four years of age have a 50–80% incidence of uterine adenocarcinoma. <br><br>

Dutch, French silver, Havana and Tan breeds older than four years of age have a 50–80% incidence of uterine adenocarcinoma. <br><br>

Metastases to local tissues, lungs, liver, brain and bones may occur within 1–2 years.

Metastases to local tissues, lungs, liver, brain and bones may occur within 1–2 years.

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|l4=Uterine Adenocarcinoma - Rabbit#Prevention

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