Imogen Johns, DACVIM (LA internal medicine): No financial relationships to disclose
Presentation Description / Summary: This talk will discuss the reported paraneoplastic syndromes (PNS) in horses, including the possible pathogenesis, diagnostic methods and any treatment options. The more commonly reported PNS in horses include cancer anorexia and cachexia, fever and increased acute phase protein concentrations, hypercalcemia and monoclonal gammopathy. As these conditions can often be more commonly diagnosed in non-neoplastic conditions, the diagnosis of a PNS and the accompanying neoplasia can be challenging. As signs of a PNS may precede signs of the underlying neoplasia it is important that the clinician be aware of the possible presence of a PNS, as earlier diagnosis of the neoplastic condition may allow for successful treatment.
Learner Outcomes: 1. Recognition of the most common paraneoplastic conditions in horses 2. Understanding of how these conditions can be diagnosed, and the differential diagnoses for these conditions. 3. Understand how management of these conditions may be part of a palliative (or therapeutic) plan for a horse diagnosed with neoplasia.
Learning Objectives:
Upon completion the learner will be able to recognise the most common paraneoplastic conditions in horses
Upon completion the learner will understanding how these conditions can be diagnosed, and the differential diagnoses for these conditions.
Upon completion the learner will understand how management of these conditions may be part of a palliative (or therapeutic) plan for a horse diagnosed with neoplasia.
