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| ==Diagnosis== | | ==Diagnosis== |
− | ===Clinical Signs=== | + | ==History and Clinical Signs== |
− | Animals often present Collapsed; due to rupture of the mass, leading to a haemoabdomen. | + | Can vary depending on the anatomic site that the mass is affecting. |
− | Otherwise Lethargy, weakness, pallor and anorexia may preceed a major bleed.
| + | Signs such as anorexia, lethargy, weakness, vomiting and anaemia are common. |
| + | Animals can also present Collapsed; due to rupture of the mass, leading to a haemoabdomen or occasionally be found dead. |
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| + | In instances where the heart is involved animals may present in heart failure. If there is muscularinvolvement this often presents as a hard swollen mass. |
| + | If the nervous sytem is involved a range of neurological abnormalities will also be present. |
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