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CASE REPORT AND CLINICAL REVIEW: Acute lameness associated with osseous metastasis of a peri‐renal carcinoma in a horse
Author(s) -
Young AC,
Hoffmann KL,
Begg AP,
Major DA
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
australian veterinary journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.382
H-Index - 59
eISSN - 1751-0813
pISSN - 0005-0423
DOI - 10.1111/j.1751-0813.2010.00609.x
Subject(s) - medicine , lameness , horse , urinalysis , pathology , humerus , abdominal ultrasonography , metastasis , carcinoma , hematology , lesion , bone metastasis , bone scintigraphy , radiology , ultrasonography , surgery , urinary system , cancer , paleontology , biology
We present a case of aggressive metastatic carcinoma in a horse that was initially presented for shoulder lameness. Although radiography and scintigraphy were useful for localising a lesion in the proximal humerus, subsequent development of non‐specific signs of systemic disease prompted further evaluation. Haematology and blood biochemistry, urinalysis and ultrasonography were all instrumental in identifying renal involvement. A diagnosis of a peri‐renal mass causing secondary renal failure prompted euthanasia of the horse because of the poor prognosis. Antemortem findings were supported by necropsy, with secondary lesions also identified in the spleen, liver, 8th left rib and proximal humerus. Histological examination yielded a diagnosis of undifferentiated metastatic carcinoma.