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Ultrasound-guided biopsy as a diagnostic aid in three horses with a cranial mediastinal lymphosarcoma.

Journal:
The Veterinary record
Year:
2004
Authors:
De Clercq, D et al.
Affiliation:
Department of Large Animal Internal Medicine
Species:
horse

Abstract

An ultrasound examination of the thorax of three horses which were performing poorly or had mild signs of colic showed that they had a cranial mediastinal mass and a pleural effusion. A cytological examination of the pleural fluid showed that it did not contain neoplastic cells. A histological examination of an ultrasound-guided core biopsy of the cranial mediastinal mass showed that in each of the three horses it was a lymphosarcoma.

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Original publication: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/15214516/