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ArticleAnimals : an open access journal from MDPI2026

Testicular Disorders in Equids: A Case Series.

Giuseppe Catone, Valentina Palmieri, Giada Giambrone, Gabriele Marino, Gian Enrico Magi, Francesca Mariotti, Cecilia Vullo, Michela Ciccarelli

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Giuseppe CatoneDepartment of Veterinary Sciences, University of Messina, 98168 Messina, Italy.ORCID 0000-0003-4733-9573
Valentina PalmieriDepartment of Veterinary Sciences, University of Messina, 98168 Messina, Italy.ORCID 0009-0001-2327-2549
Giada GiambroneDepartment of Veterinary Sciences, University of Messina, 98168 Messina, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-5484-6296
Gabriele MarinoDepartment of Veterinary Sciences, University of Messina, 98168 Messina, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-6519-406X
Gian Enrico MagiSchool of Biosciences and Veterinary Medicine, University of Camerino, 62024 Macerata, Italy.
Francesca MariottiSchool of Biosciences and Veterinary Medicine, University of Camerino, 62024 Macerata, Italy.ORCID 0000-0003-3423-6815
Cecilia VulloDepartment of Chemical, Biological, Pharmaceutical and Environmental Sciences, University of Messina, 98166 Messina, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-1643-4677
Michela CiccarelliCollege of Veterinary Medicine, Washington State University, Pullman, WA 99164, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-9559-6366

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Abstract

Equine testicular disorders represent a diverse group of conditions that impact the longevity of a stallion's breeding career. Stud farm veterinarians should be familiar with the variety of clinical presentations and diagnostic options for these conditions. This retrospective case series reports 57 cases of testicular abnormalities in stallions and donkeys presented to the clinic for further diagnostics and treatment. These disorders included neoplasia (three unilateral and one bilateral seminoma; two Sertoli cell tumors; two Leydig cell tumors; and one malignant mixed sex cord-stromal tumor), six cases of testicular hypoplasia and disorders of sexual development (DSDs), twenty-four cases of cryptorchidism with compensatory hypertrophy/hyperplasia, and two cases of monorchidism. Among the monorchid horses, one of these involved an abdominal retained testicle with a concurrent Leydig cell tumor, whereas the second presented a normally scrotal testis. Additional diagnoses consisted of testicular degeneration, including suspected anabolic steroid-induced hypogonadism, spermatic cord torsion, hydroceles, periorchitis, scrotal sarcoid associated with severe testicular degeneration, parasitic orchitis and periorchitis associated with

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DSDshistopathologyhorseneoplasiaorchitisspermatic cord torsiontestisultrasonography

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PMCPMC13465218

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