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[[Image:Pulmonary neoplasia donkey.jpg|right|thumb|250px|<small><center>Pulmonary neoplasia (Image courtesy of [http://drupal.thedonkeysanctuary.org.uk The Donkey Sanctuary])</center></small>]]
Neoplasia is uncommon, but is an important differential diagnosis of chronic respiratory disease, especially in the elderly donkey. Clinical signs are vague and consist of '''dypnoea, [[Dull Donkey|dullness]] and persistent pyrexia''', and there may be '''hyperglobulinaemia, hypoalbuminaemia and anaemia'''.
Tumours found include '''primary lung neoplasias''' and those caused by metastatic spread. ''Ante-mortem ''diagnosis is difficult,
and requires a combination of radiography, ultrasonography, thoracocentesis and lung biopsy. The stress of such procedures
should be weighed against the likely benefit to the [[Geriatric Donkey|geriatric donkey]].
==References==
==References==
* Thiemann, A. (2008) Respiratory problems In Svendsen, E.D., Duncan, J. and Hadrill, D. (2008) ''The Professional Handbook of the Donkey'', 4th edition, Whittet Books, Chapter 7
* Thiemann, A. (2008) Respiratory problems In Svendsen, E.D., Duncan, J. and Hadrill, D. (2008) ''The Professional Handbook of the Donkey'', 4th edition, Whittet Books, Chapter 7