TY - JOUR AU - Bengtsdotter, Emma Angelina AU - Ekman, Stina AU - Andersen, Pia Haubro PY - 2019 DA - 2019/09/24 TI - Neuromas at the castration site in geldings JO - Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica SP - 43 VL - 61 IS - 1 AB - Inguinal pain, unexplained hind limb lameness, back pain or behavioural problems in geldings could be attributable to painful neuromas that develop as a consequence of crushing and severing the testicular nerves during castration. The presence of neuroma in this anatomical location has never been reported, hence the knowledge of possible clinical relevance is limited. The aim of this study was to histologically investigate the testicular nerves at the castration site in geldings for the presence of neuromas. Proximal spermatic cord remnants were collected from 20 geldings admitted to routine post mortem examination for various reasons. The time of castration was unknown, but it had not been performed during the last year. Spermatic cord specimens were immersed in 10% formalin, trimmed, dehydrated, embedded in paraffin, sectioned and stained with haematoxylin and eosin (HE) for light microscopy. Identification of nerve tissue was done by immuno-localization of nerve specific enolase (NSE). SN - 1751-0147 UR - https://doi.org/10.1186/s13028-019-0479-8 DO - 10.1186/s13028-019-0479-8 ID - Bengtsdotter2019 ER -