Fibrosarcoma over the tarsal groove of a 14-month-old Quarter horse

Vet Comp Orthop Traumatol. 2005;18(2):115-8.

Abstract

A 14-month-old male Quarter horse was presented for evaluation of a grade 3 out of 5 (grade 0 = sound; grade 5 = non-weight bearing) right rear lameness. A firm, 8 x 16 cm mass was palpable at the caudal medial aspect of the distal tibia and proximal tarsal region of the right hind limb. A percutaneous needle aspirate contained mesenchymal cells that were moderate to large in size with single, oblong nuclei. Differential diagnoses included fibrous hyperplasia, fibroma, or well-differentiated fibrosarcoma. Excisional biopsy for both definitive diagnosis and treatment was offered and selected by the owner. A fibrosarcoma was confirmed by histological examination of the mass. One and a half years after resection signs of lameness or evidence of regrowth of the mass were not evident.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Biopsy, Fine-Needle / veterinary
  • Fibrosarcoma / pathology
  • Fibrosarcoma / surgery
  • Fibrosarcoma / veterinary*
  • Horse Diseases / pathology*
  • Horse Diseases / surgery*
  • Horses
  • Immunohistochemistry / veterinary
  • Lameness, Animal / etiology
  • Lameness, Animal / pathology
  • Male
  • Soft Tissue Neoplasms / pathology
  • Soft Tissue Neoplasms / surgery
  • Soft Tissue Neoplasms / veterinary*
  • Treatment Outcome