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Foal with belly pain and bleeding from a tumor

By Green, S L et al.·Published in Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association·1988·Department of Medical Sciences, United States·View original on PubMed

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Original publication title: Hemoperitoneum caused by rupture of a juvenile granulosa cell tumor in an equine neonate.

Species:
horse

Plain-English summary

A newborn foal was brought in with signs of abdominal pain, a swollen belly, and anemia due to internal bleeding. The veterinarian performed surgery and discovered a large tumor near the left ovary that had burst. They removed the affected ovary and tumor, which was identified as a juvenile granulosa cell tumor. After the surgery, the foal was treated for recovery.

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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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Original publication on PubMed: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/3209455/