Open AccessErythrocytosis and fatigue fractures associated with hepatoblastoma in a 3-year-old gelding
Author(s) -
Sharon Tirosh-Levy,
S. Perl,
Beth A. Valentine,
Gal Kelmer
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
journal of the south african veterinary association
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.535
H-Index - 31
eISSN - 2224-9435
pISSN - 1019-9128
DOI - 10.4102/jsava.v90i0.1708
Subject(s) - hepatoblastoma , medicine , lameness , abdomen , metacarpal bones , forelimb , abdominal mass , histology , surgery , radiology , anatomy , pathology
Hepatoblastoma was diagnosed in a 3-year-old Thoroughbred gelding presented with forelimb lameness with bilateral fatigue fractures of the proximal third metacarpal bones. An abdominal mass was detected on ultrasound examination of the abdomen. Absolute erythrocytosis was diagnosed after clinical and haematological evaluation. The fractured metacarpal bones were surgically removed but complications after surgery were fatal. The liver mass was diagnosed as a hepatoblastoma based on histology and immunochemical staining. The combination of hepatoblastoma and fatigue fractures has not been described previously in horses. A potential link between the hepatic and orthopaedic pathologies is hypothesised.