Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Horse with weight loss and quidding due to tongue tumor
By Hanson, P D et al.·Published in Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association·1993·Department of Surgical Sciences·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: Rhabdomyosarcoma of the tongue in a horse.
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- horse
Plain-English summary
A 5-year-old Quarter Horse mare was brought in because she had been quidding (dropping feed while chewing) and had nasal discharge with bits of food for the past six months. During the exam, the vet found that she had lost weight and had a mass at the back of her tongue that was pushing her soft palate out of place. The vet successfully removed the mass through surgery, and it was diagnosed as rhabdomyosarcoma, a type of cancer.
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Abstract
A 5-year-old Quarter Horse mare was examined because of a 6-month history of quidding and nasal discharge that contained feed material. Physical examination revealed weight loss and dorsal displacement of the soft palate, caused by a soft tissue mass located at the dorsal aspect of the base of the tongue. Surgical resection of the mass was successfully performed through an oral approach. The histopathologic diagnosis was rhabdomyosarcoma.
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