title: [Diagnosis of stomach carcinoma in the horse].
abstract: In 10 horses, which were referred to the clinic with the suspicion of disorders of the gastrointestinal tract, gastroscopy revealed a gastric tumour. In ten cases the diagnosis of a squamous cell carcinoma was made on the basis of histology of biopsies or autopsy. The tumour always derived from the non-glandulary mucosa. The horses showed various clinical symptoms. All patients had a hypoalbuminemia and a hyperglobulinemia in the serum electrophoresis. This suggests that a gastric tumour can be suspected intra-vitam even without gastroscopy of the patient.
authors.affiliation: Klinik für Pferde, Tierärztliche Hochschule Hannover.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Deegen
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Venner
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001344:Autopsy; D005260:Female; D005753:Gastric Mucosa / Q000473:pathology; D006734:Horse Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D006736:Horses; D008297:Male; D013274:Stomach Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000662:veterinary*