A malignant glomus tumour in the foot of a horse

Wed 23 May 2012

A malignant glomus tumour in the foot of a horse

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S. H. BROUNTS, S. B. ADAMS, V. VEMIREDDI AND C. H. HOLLAND

Equine vet. Educ. (2008) 20 (1) 24-27

This report describes the clinical features and surgical treatment and outcome of a glomus tumour. Glomus tumours, neoplasms that originate from modified smooth muscles of the glomus body have been reported in man, nonhuman primates, dogs and cats.

This is the first report of a glomus tumour in the equine foot.