Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
External lipomas in three horses.
- Journal:
- Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association
- Year:
- 1984
- Authors:
- Bristol, D G & Fubini, S L
- Species:
- horse
Plain-English summary
Three young horses, all under 2 years old, were found to have lipomas, which are fatty tumors. Two of these horses had lipomas on their chests, and the veterinarians successfully removed these through surgery. So far, there has been no sign of the tumors coming back in the eight months since the surgeries. Unfortunately, the third horse had a lipoma on its stifle that had spread into nearby tissue, leading to the difficult decision to euthanize the horse. Overall, the treatment for the two horses with thoracic lipomas worked well, while the situation for the horse with the stifle lipoma was tragic.
Abstract
Lipomas involving the musculoskeletal system were seen in 3 horses. The lipomas were on the thorax of 2 horses and the stifle of the third horse. The thoracic lipomas were surgically removed. No recurrence has been noted by 8 months in either case. The lipoma on the stifle had invaded the surrounding tissue and the horse was euthanatized. Unlike mesenteric lipomas, which occur in older horses, these lipomas all occurred in horses less than 2 years of age.
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