Left Testicular Hypoplasia and Right Cryptorchid Testes Seminoma in a German Shepherd Dog

Authors

  • Ravi Shreemathi Department of Veterinary Gynaecology and Obstetrics, Veterinary College and Research Institute, Namakkal- 637 002, India Tamil Nadu Veterinary and Animal Sciences University (TANUVAS), Chennai, India
  • Ravichandran Ruthrakumar Department of Veterinary Gynaecology and Obstetrics, Veterinary College and Research Institute, Namakkal- 637 002, India Tamil Nadu Veterinary and Animal Sciences University (TANUVAS), Chennai, India
  • Senthil Kumar Jawahar Vinayaga Department of Veterinary Gynaecology and Obstetrics, Veterinary College and Research Institute, Namakkal- 637 002, India Tamil Nadu Veterinary and Animal Sciences University (TANUVAS), Chennai, India
  • Duraisamy Gopikrishnan Department of Veterinary Gynaecology and Obstetrics,Veterinary College and Research Institute, Namakkal- 637 002, India Tamil Nadu Veterinary and Animal Sciences University (TANUVAS), Chennai, India
  • Kuppusamy Gopal Department of Veterinary Pathology Veterinary College and Research Institute, Namakkal- 637 002, India Tamil Nadu Veterinary and Animal Sciences University (TANUVAS), Chennai, India
  • Mani Selvaraju Department of Veterinary Gynaecology and Obstetrics, Veterinary College and Research Institute, Namakkal- 637 002, India Tamil Nadu Veterinary and Animal Sciences University (TANUVAS), Chennai, India

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.48165/ijar.2025.46.01.13

Abstract

This paper describes in detail a case of seminoma in an 8-year-old German Shepherd male dog with the history of dis tended abdomen and urinary incontinence and its successful surgical management.

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Published

2025-04-15

How to Cite

Shreemathi, R., Ruthrakumar, R., Vinayaga, S.K.J., Gopikrishnan, D., Gopal, K., & Selvaraju, M. (2025). Left Testicular Hypoplasia and Right Cryptorchid Testes Seminoma in a German Shepherd Dog . The Indian Journal of Animal Reproduction, 46(1), 77–80. https://doi.org/10.48165/ijar.2025.46.01.13