Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Horse with recurrent colic diagnosed with intestinal cancer
By Harvey-Micay, J·Published in The Canadian veterinary journal = La revue veterinaire canadienne·1999·Western College of Veterinary Medicine, Canada·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: Intestinal adenocarcinoma causing recurrent colic in the horse.
- Species:
- horse
Plain-English summary
An 8-year-old Thoroughbred-cross mare was having repeated episodes of colic, which is severe abdominal pain. When the veterinarians performed surgery to look inside her abdomen, they found a large tumor near her right dorsal colon, some unusual white spots on her liver, and swollen lymph nodes in her abdomen. Tests on tissue samples showed that the cells were cancerous, confirming that she had a type of cancer called adenocarcinoma.
Abstract
An 8-year-old, Thoroughbred-cross mare presented with recurrent colic. Exploratory laparotomy revealed a large mass near the right dorsal colon; white, raised foci on the liver; and enlarged mesenteric lymph nodes. Cytological examination of biopsies revealed neoplastic cells. The diagnosis of adenocarcinoma was confirmed by histological examination.
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