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Uterine adenocarcinoma in Quarter Horse mare
Author(s) -
Lopez C.,
Ciccarelli M.,
Gold J. R.,
Tibary A.
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
equine veterinary education
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.304
H-Index - 31
eISSN - 2042-3292
pISSN - 0957-7734
DOI - 10.1111/eve.12795
Subject(s) - medicine , adenocarcinoma , cervix , lung , palpation , urethrostomy , metastasis , pathology , radiology , surgery , cancer , urethra
Summary Uterine adenocarcinoma was diagnosed in a 16‐year‐old Quarter Horse mare that presented for fever, stranguria, anorexia and a history of weight loss. A mass at the level of the cervix and uterine body was identified by transrectal palpation. Biopsy of the cervix revealed an antemortem diagnosis of adenocarcinoma. Thoracic ultrasonography revealed multiple areas of consolidation in the lung, and comet tail artefact along the entire pleural surface. Post‐mortem examination confirmed the endometrial adenocarcinoma with metastasis to urinary bladder, ureters, lungs, tracheobronchial lymph nodes and bone marrow.