Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Renal carcinoma in a horse.
- Journal:
- The Veterinary record
- Year:
- 1986
- Authors:
- Van Mol, K A & Fransen, J L
- Species:
- horse
Plain-English summary
A nine-year-old thoroughbred mare was brought in because she was losing weight and not performing well. During a check-up, the veterinarian felt a mass in her abdomen and noticed a dull sound when tapping her side, which suggested something was wrong. Tests showed that she had a cancerous tumor in her urinary system that had spread to other areas. Unfortunately, after she was put to sleep to prevent further suffering, the examination confirmed that she had a type of kidney cancer with multiple spread areas.
Abstract
A poorly performing nine-year-old thoroughbred mare was presented because of chronic weight loss. On rectal examination an abdominal mass was palpated and, on percussion of the right flank from the 11th to 13th intercostal space, a large area of dullness was delineated. Biopsies taken from the liver region and through the rectum revealed a malignant metastasising tumour of the urinary system. After euthanasia, the post mortem findings confirmed the presence of a papillary renal carcinoma with multiple metastases into the omentum and peritoneum.
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