Coexistence of tuberculosis and mammary carcinoma in a goat

H Quintas; N Alegria; A Mendonça; A Botelho; A Alves; I Pires

doi:10.1111/rda.12332

Coexistence of tuberculosis and mammary carcinoma in a goat

Reprod Domest Anim. 2014 Aug;49(4):606-610. doi: 10.1111/rda.12332. Epub 2014 May 30.

Authors

H Quintas^{1

2}, N Alegria², A Mendonça³, A Botelho⁴, A Alves², I Pires²

Affiliations

¹ ESA, Polytechnic Institute of Bragança, Bragança, Portugal.
² CECAV, Department of Veterinary Sciences, University of Trás-os-Montes and Alto Douro, Vila Real, Portugal.
³ Centro de Investigação Montanha, ESA, Polytechnic Institute of Bragança, Bragança, Portugal.
⁴ INIAV, I.P. - Instituto Nacional de Investigação Agrária e Veterinária, IP, Unidade Estratégica de Investigação e Serviços de Produção e Saúde Animal, Lisbon, Portugal.

PMID: 24888466
DOI: 10.1111/rda.12332

Abstract

Synchronic occurrence of tuberculosis mastitis and mammary cancer is rare in humans and, to the best of our knowledge, not reported in domestic animals. Here, we present a case of a female adult goat of Serrana breed with simultaneous occurrence of a granulomatous mastitis, due to Mycobacterium caprae, and a mammary carcinoma. Both pathological conditions are rare in goats and should be included in differential diagnosis of mammary lesions.

Publication types

Case Reports
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Animals
Diagnosis, Differential
Female
Goat Diseases / diagnosis*
Goat Diseases / microbiology
Goat Diseases / pathology
Goats
Granulomatous Mastitis / complications
Granulomatous Mastitis / microbiology
Granulomatous Mastitis / veterinary*
Mammary Neoplasms, Animal / complications*
Mammary Neoplasms, Animal / diagnosis
Mammary Neoplasms, Animal / pathology
Tuberculosis / complications
Tuberculosis / diagnosis
Tuberculosis / veterinary*