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A
nine day-old Rocky Mountain colt was referred to the University of
Pennsylvania
George D. Widner Hospital for evaluation of multiple hemorrhagic oral
masses.
Gestation and parturition were reportedly uneventful. Shortly after
birth the owner
noted masses in the foal's mouth that appeared to increase in size over
subsequent
days. Upon presentation, the colt was bright, alert, and in good body
condition.
Physical examination parameters were within normal limits; soft tissue
swellings
were visible in the area of the maxillary cheek teeth bilaterally, the
skin was
freely movable over the masses. The swelling on the right maxilla
measured
approximately 7 cm in length by 2 cm in width; the left maxillary
swelling was
smaller, approximately 4cm long and 3 cm wide. Both parotid ducts were
dilated.
Examination of the integument revealed several round hairless,
pigmented soft masses approximately 1 cm in diameter on the left
stifle, left elbow and right croup. A
pedunculated mass with an eroded, hemorrhagic surface was present on
the ventral
aspect of the preputial opening. There was mild effusion within the
right fetlock
joint and common digital flexor tendon sheath just proximal to the
fetlock joint.
Diagnostic imaging revealed alveoalr bone neoformed soft tissue
infiltration. The
foal was euthanatized and a complete necropsy was performed.
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