Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Hemoperitoneum caused by rupture of a juvenile granulosa cell tumor in an equine neonate.
- Journal:
- Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association
- Year:
- 1988
- Authors:
- Green, S L et al.
- Affiliation:
- Department of Medical Sciences · United States
- Species:
- horse
Plain-English summary
A young foal was brought in because it seemed to be in pain and had a swollen belly, along with signs of anemia, which means it had a low red blood cell count. The veterinarians performed surgery to look inside its abdomen and found a large mass that had burst near the left ovary. They removed the left ovary and the mass, which was identified as a juvenile granulosa cell tumor, a type of tumor that can occur in the ovaries. The treatment involved surgery to remove the problem, but the abstract does not specify the outcome after the surgery.
Abstract
A neonatal foal was examined because of apparent abdominal pain and distention, anemia, and hemoperitoneum. Exploratory laparotomy was performed, and a large spherical mass, which had ruptured, was found in the area of the left ovary. Left salpingo-oophorectomy was performed. The mass was determined to be a juvenile granulosa cell tumor.
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