Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Mare with abdominal tumor - what is mesothelioma?
By Ricketts, S W & Peace, C K·Published in Equine veterinary journal·1976·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: A case of peritoneal mesothelioma in a thoroughbred mare.
- Species:
- horse
Plain-English summary
This report talks about a thoroughbred mare that had a type of cancer called mesothelioma, which affected her abdomen. The diagnosis was made before she passed away using a procedure that involved taking a sample of fluid from her abdomen. The tests showed that the cancer was mainly located in a part of her body called the greater omentum, which is a fold of tissue in the abdomen. Unfortunately, the outcome was not positive, as the mare did not survive.
Abstract
The report describes a case of abdominal neoplasia in a mare diagnosed ante-mortem by the technique of paracentesis abdominis. Histopathological findings suggest that the lesion was a mesothelioma, primarily involving the greater omentum.
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