Hiperplasia mamária e cística canina

Abstract

Mammary hyperplasia is a benign proliferation of the epithelial and mesenchymal stroma of the mammary glands. This condition can be caused by the increase of progesterone hormone circulation. This study reports the case of a Pitbull breed female that has presented clinical symptoms of mammary and cystic hyperplasia five months after the weaning of her eight offspring. The cytological test of the dog's breasts with puncture with a thin needle has confirmed mastitis. The histopathological test demonstrated mammary hyperplasia with ductal fibrosis and cystic area in the right breast M5R (right breast). Initially, the homeopathic treatment was established with the prescription of Bryonia alba 6cH, Phytolacca decandra6cH and Arnica montana 30cH. On the fifth day of such treatment, the complete resolution of the inflammatory condition of the left mammary chain (ML) was achieved. The right mammary chain (MR) demonstrated the resolution of M1 to M4, yet with a persistence of a focal inflammatory area in the right M5 (M5R). In order to continue the treatment of the inflammatory residue in M5R, Calcarea fluorica 9cH was added on the tenth day of treatment, in addition to the other mentioned homeopathic medications. The treatment period lasted 45 days, being proved effective for the left breast, and resolved 90% of the inflammatory condition in the right breast, from M1 to M4. After this period, the animal underwent mammary biopsy of M5R, in a unilateral mastectomy procedure. It was concluded that the chosen homeopathic medication is a possibility for the treatment of mammary and cystic hyperplasia in dogs.