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Abstract Disorders of sexual development are rare in non‐human primates. We report a case of true hermaphroditism in a 19‐year‐old, nulliparous, female baboon ( Papio spp.). At necropsy, the animal was obese with adequate muscle mass and hy…
// Hareesh B. Nair 1 , Robert Baker 2 , Michael A. Owston 2 , Renee Escalona 2 , Edward J. Dick 2 , John L. VandeBerg 2 and Klaus J. Nickisch 1 1 Evestra, Inc., San Antonio, TX, USA 2 Southwest National Primate Research Center, Texas Biomed…
Chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes) have served as an important model for studies of reproductive diseases and aging-related disorders in humans. However, limited information is available about spontaneously occurring reproductive tract lesions i…
Abstract Background Human pleuro‐pulmonary endometriosis ( PPE ) is rare. Recently, we identified several cases of abdominal endometriosis in baboons that developed PPE . Materials and Methods Ten cases of PPE and four of intra‐abdominal en…
BACKGROUND: Endometrial and cervical polyps are masses of endometrium or cervical epithelium that bulge into the uterine or cervical lumen. The physiopathology and contributing factors of endometrial polyps development are still unknown. ME…
BACKGROUND: Marmosets and tamarins are increasingly used in research, but their pathology remains poorly defined compared with Old World primates. METHODS: Necropsy records of 129 marmosets and 52 tamarins were reviewed; none was used expe…
Adenomyosis is a non-neoplastic condition characterized by the presence of ectopic endometrium in the myometrium with hyperplasia of adjacent smooth muscle. Common symptoms in women include debilitating pelvic pain and abnormal uterine blee…
The baboon is an established model for endometriosis research. This report describes the occurrence of spontaneous endometriosis involving the ileocaecal junction and associated regional lymph nodes in the baboon. All endometriotic foci lac…
Spontaneous endometriosis was diagnosed in 43 baboons over a 14-year period. Thirty-seven have died; five remain alive; one was sold and lost to follow-up. The average age at diagnosis was 17.2 years; 29 (67%) were between 12 and 21 years o…