Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Mare with lameness and colic diagnosed with ovarian tumor
By Gift, L J et al.·Published in Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association·1992·Department of Clinical Sciences·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: Metastatic granulosa cell tumor in a mare.
- Species:
- horse
Plain-English summary
A 5-year-old Quarter Horse mare was brought in because she was suddenly unable to put weight on her left hind leg, but no issues with her bones or muscles were found. After she arrived, she started showing signs of colic, which is a type of abdominal pain. A surgical procedure to look inside her abdomen revealed that her left ovary was enlarged and there were abnormal masses in several areas, including her liver and spleen. Unfortunately, the decision was made to euthanize her, and tests showed that she had a granulosa cell tumor, which is a type of ovarian cancer, affecting multiple organs.
Abstract
A 5-year-old Quarter Horse mare was referred for evaluation of an acute non-weightbearing lameness of the left hind limb in which musculoskeletal abnormalities had not been detected. After admission, the mare had signs of colic. Exploratory laparotomy revealed the left ovary to be large, masses in the left sublumbar space, and diffuse infiltration of the mesentery, omentum, liver, and spleen with variably-sized masses. The mare was euthanatized, and granulosa cell tumor was identified on histologic examination of the left ovary, left sublumbar and cranial thoracic lymph nodes, omentum, mesentery, liver, spleen, and lung.
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