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Journal of the South African Veterinary Association
On-line version ISSN 2224-9435
Print version ISSN 1019-9128
Abstract
TIROSH-LEVY, Sharon; PERL, Shmuel; VALENTINE, Beth A. and KELMER, Gal. Erythrocytosis and fatigue fractures associated with hepatoblastoma in a 3-year-old gelding. J. S. Afr. Vet. Assoc. [online]. 2019, vol.90, n.1, pp.1-5. ISSN 2224-9435. http://dx.doi.org/10.4102/jsava.v90i0.1708.
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.
Keywords : equine; erythrocytosis; hepatoblastoma; fatigue fracture.