The Veterinary Record, Vol 119, Issue 12, 291-294
Copyright © 1986 by British Veterinary Association
Clinical course of renal adenocarcinoma associated with hypercupraemia in a horse
RA Owen,
S Haywood,
and
DF Kelly
A four-year-old shire mare with haematuria, colic, terminal weight loss and an abdominal mass had a large unilateral renal adenocarcinoma. Clinical signs were monitored for 11 months. Increased serum copper concentrations were measured on two occasions. Hypercupraemia is discussed as a possible paraneoplastic change.