A case of peritoneal mesothelioma in a thoroughbred mare.
The report describes a case of abdominal neoplasia in a mare diagnosed ante-mortem by the technique of paracentesis abdominis. Histopathological findings suggest that the lesion was a mesothelioma, primarily involving the greater omentum.
D000818:Animals; D001202:Ascitic Fluid / Q000166:cytology; D005260:Female; D006734:Horse Diseases / Q000473:pathology*; D006736:Horses; D008654:Mesothelioma / Q000473:pathology / Q000662:veterinary*; D010534:Peritoneal Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000662:veterinary*; D010537:Peritoneum / Q000473:pathology