%0 Journal Article %T Descripci¨®n de un caso de hiperplasia endometrial qu¨ªstica en una leona africana (Panthera leo) %A Migliorisi %A A.L. %A Soto %A A.T. %A G¨®mez %A M.V. %A Laplace %A R. %A Massone %A A. %J InVet %D 2010 %I Scientific Electronic Library Online %X this paper presents an anatomical, histopathological and ultrasonographic description of a cystic endometrial hyperplasia in an african lion (panthera leo) the study, of the reproductive tract, was made after the ovariohysterectomy. the main findings corresponded to a chronic cystic endometrial hyperplasia with linfoplasmocitarian infiltration, the presence of a luteinized follicular cyst and a corpus luteum in one of the ovaries. the age of the animal, the administration of progestin contraceptive and the recent spontaneous ovulation were coincident with causes that predispose these findings. %K lion %K endometrial hyperplasia %K follicular cysts %K ultrasonography. %U http://www.scielo.org.ar/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&pid=S1668-34982010000100002&lng=en&nrm=iso&tlng=en