Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Pleuroscopic diagnosis of gastroesophageal squamous cell carcinoma in a horse.
- Journal:
- Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association
- Year:
- 1987
- Authors:
- Ford, T S et al.
- Species:
- horse
Plain-English summary
A 15-year-old Quarter Horse gelding was having ongoing stomach pain for about 40 days, which included signs like sudden sadness, excessive drooling, tensing of the abdomen, and rolling around after eating. A mass inside the esophagus was found during a special examination called esophagoscopy, and further imaging showed that this mass was causing a narrowing in that area. To get a closer look and take a sample of the mass, a procedure called pleuroscopy was done while the horse was lightly sedated. The results from the biopsy confirmed that the mass was squamous cell carcinoma, a type of cancer.
Abstract
A 15-year-old Quarter Horse gelding was examined because of chronic intermittent colic of 40 days' duration. The clinical signs included acute onset of depression, ptyalism, abdominal splinting, and rolling within an hour of eating. An intramural mass of the esophagus was identified during esophagoscopy. A large soft-tissue density surrounding the distal portion of the esophagus, creating a stricture, was identified on an esophagogram. With the horse slightly sedated, pleuroscopy was performed, allowing direct visualization and biopsy of the mass. The histopathologic diagnosis was squamous cell carcinoma.
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