Gastrointestinal stromal tumour and hypoglycemia in a Fjord pony: case report

Acta Vet Scand. 2008 May 16;50(1):9. doi: 10.1186/1751-0147-50-9.

Abstract

Background: Neoplasia may cause hypoglycemia in different species including the horse, but hypoglycemia has not previously been reported in the horse associated with gastrointestinal stromal tumours.

Case presentation: A case of a gastrointestinal stromal tumour in a Fjord pony with severe recurrent hypoglycemia is presented. The mechanism causing the hypoglycemia was not established.

Conclusion: This case indicates that a gastrointestinal stromal tumour may cause hypoglycemia also in the horse.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Abdominal Neoplasms / complications
  • Abdominal Neoplasms / diagnosis
  • Abdominal Neoplasms / veterinary*
  • Animals
  • Ataxia / diagnosis
  • Ataxia / etiology
  • Ataxia / veterinary
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors / complications
  • Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors / diagnosis
  • Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors / veterinary*
  • Horse Diseases / diagnosis*
  • Horse Diseases / pathology
  • Horses
  • Hypoglycemia / diagnosis
  • Hypoglycemia / etiology
  • Hypoglycemia / veterinary*
  • Severity of Illness Index