Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Infiltrative lipoma in a quarter horse.
- Journal:
- The Cornell veterinarian
- Year:
- 1993
- Authors:
- Lepage, O M et al.
- Affiliation:
- Department of Medicine · Canada
- Species:
- horse
Plain-English summary
A yearling Quarter Horse was found to have an infiltrative lipoma, which is a type of fatty tumor that grows into surrounding tissues, located on its left side. The veterinarian used a rectal exam and ultrasound to look at the mass, and its unusual appearance made it likely that it was an infiltrative lipoma. A tissue sample was taken and confirmed this diagnosis. It's important for veterinarians to consider infiltrative lipomas when they find soft lumps in horse muscles. The treatment details and outcome were not provided in the abstract.
Abstract
A case of infiltrative lipoma in the left flank of a yearling Quarter Horse is described. Rectal palpation, percutaneous ultrasonographic examination, the marbled appearance and poor delineation from surrounding tissues strongly suggested an infiltrative lipoma. This was confirmed by histological examination. Infiltrative lipomas should be included in the differential diagnosis of soft masses located in equine muscle.
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