Intra-abdominal vas deferens cyst in a laboratory rhesus macaque (Macaca mulatta)

J Med Primatol. 2022 Dec;51(6):404-406. doi: 10.1111/jmp.12606. Epub 2022 Aug 1.

Abstract

A 21-year-old male rhesus macaque presented with abdominal enlargement. The clinical, magnetic resonance imaging, and computerized tomography findings confirmed a large mass occupying the entire abdomen. The mass was surgically removed, and histopathology confirmed a vas deferens cyst. The macaque recovered uneventfully. The veterinarians should be aware of the possibility of an intra-abdominal vas deferens cyst and that, as our case shows, could be treated with surgical removal.

Keywords: CT; MRI; rhesus macaque; surgery; vas deferens cyst.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Abdomen
  • Animals
  • Cysts* / diagnostic imaging
  • Cysts* / surgery
  • Macaca mulatta
  • Male
  • Vas Deferens* / diagnostic imaging
  • Vas Deferens* / surgery