Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Mare has vulvar mass for 7 months - what could it be?
By Gumber, Sanjeev et al.·Published in Journal of veterinary diagnostic investigation : official publication of the American Association of Veterinary Laboratory Diagnosticians, Inc·2011·Department of Pathobiological Sciences, United States·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: Vulvar epithelioid hemangiosarcoma with solar elastosis in a mare.
- Species:
- horse
Plain-English summary
A 15-year-old female gray Appaloosa horse had a mass on the right side of her vulva that had been present for the last seven months. After examining tissue samples from the mass, veterinarians diagnosed it as hemangiosarcoma, which is a type of cancer that affects blood vessels, and noted significant solar elastosis, a condition caused by sun damage. The diagnosis was confirmed through specific tests that highlighted certain proteins in the tissue. The outcome of the treatment is not mentioned in the abstract, so it's unclear how the horse responded to any interventions.
Abstract
A 15-year-old female gray Appaloosa horse was presented with history of a mass over the right dorsal commissure of vulva for the past 7 months. Based on histopathological examination, and positive staining with factor VIII-related antigen, vimentin, and Verhoeff-van Gieson stain, the vulvar mass was diagnosed as hemangiosarcoma with marked solar elastosis.
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