Immature ovarian teratoma in two heifers

A 15 months-old Simmental heifer (SH) and a 18 months-old Marchigiana heifer (MH) were referred to the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine of Teramo (Italy). In the rst heifer, clinical examination of the vulva, vestibulum, and vagina showed no signs of disease and no discharge was detected. Palpation per rectum revealed a mass in the left portion of the abdominal cavity, closely attached to the tip of the left uterine horn. The mass was mainly rm and brous and its surface was slightly lobulated. The second heifer had a history of a regular cycle from the 11th to the 14th month of age followed by an anoestrus state. Gynecological examination revealed the presence of a large and rm mass in the caudal left region of the abdomen, soon over the edge of the pelvis oor. In both cases, the histologica examination of the mass revealed an immature ovarian teratoma.