Haemangioma of the guttural pouch of a 16-year-old thoroughbred mare: clinical and pathological findings.

The research study details the clinical and pathological findings of a rare diagnosis of a haemangioma in the guttural pouch of a 16-year-old thoroughbred mare, which exhibited dysphagia symptoms for three weeks before it was euthanized.

Background

• This paper is about a singular case of a 16-year old thoroughbred mare that displayed abnormal symptoms such as difficulty in swallowing (dysphagia) and food expulsion through the mouth and nostrils. The symptoms continued to persist for three weeks.

Case Presentation

• Due to prolonged suffering without any demonstrable improvement in the mare’s condition, a decision was made on humanitarian grounds to euthanize the horse.

Post Mortem Findings

• It’s in the post mortem analysis that the researchers identified a soft haemangioma in the horse.
• This soft haemangioma, a benign tumor of blood vessel cells, was found to be suspended from the roof of the medial compartment of the horse’s left guttural pouch.
• The haemangioma’s size was found to be 7 cm X 5 cm upon measurement.
• The presence of this benign tumour potentially accounted for the dysphagia and food expulsion symptoms that the mare had been exhibiting.

Conclusion

• This research underscores the importance of accurate diagnosis in animals, demonstrating that even rarely occurring conditions like haemangiomas in the guttural pouch can lead to severe symptoms and necessitate euthanasia.