Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Use of esophagoscopy in the diagnosis of esophageal squamous cell carcinoma in a horse.
- Journal:
- Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association
- Year:
- 1993
- Authors:
- Campbell-Beggs, C L et al.
- Affiliation:
- Boren Veterinary Medical Teaching Hospital
- Species:
- horse
Plain-English summary
In this case, a veterinarian used a special camera called an esophagoscope to look inside the esophagus of an adult horse. They found a growth in a pouch-like area of the esophagus and took a small tissue sample to examine it more closely. The lab results showed that the horse had squamous cell carcinoma, which is a type of cancer. This method of using esophagoscopy was effective in diagnosing the condition.
Abstract
Esophagoscopy allowed visualization and biopsy of a lesion within a diverticulum of the esophagus in an adult horse. Although the biopsy specimen obtained was small, diagnosis of squamous cell carcinoma was possible from histologic examination of the esophageal tissue sample retrieved by use of endoscopy.
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