Metastatic renal carcinoma in a horse presented for lameness examination and suspected pneumonia
Elza Hollenbach,
Emily P. Mitchell,
Corme Randlehoff
et al.
Abstract:Equine renal cell carcinoma (RCC) is a rare and poorly understood condition, making the diagnosis challenging. We present a case of a 16‐year‐old Warmblood gelding referred for lameness and suspected pneumonia. The horse exhibited diverse non‐specific symptoms, including pyrexia, coughing, weight loss and lameness. Diagnostic imaging revealed an osseous neoplastic lesion and lung metastasis. Postmortem confirmed metastatic renal carcinoma. This case underscores the difficulty of RCC diagnosis due to non‐specif… Show more
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