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Smit, Y.; Steyl, J.; Marais, J., 2016. Solitary osteochondroma of the distal third metacarpal bone in a two-year-old white rhinoceros (Ceratotherium simum). Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine 47 (4): 1086–1089
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A privately owned, 2-yr-old, 600-kg, intact male white rhinoceros presented with a progressive lameness of the left front limb of 8-mo duration with a focal swelling situated over the dorsoproximal aspect of third metacarpophalangeal joint. Radiographs of the affected limb showed a 28 mm × 26 mm exostosis at the dorsodistal third metacarpal bone. Surgical removal of the exostosis was performed and histopathologic examination confirmed a solitary osteochondroma. A follow-up examination 1 yr after surgical removal revealed total abolishment of the left front limb lameness. This report documents the first diagnosis and treatment of solitary osteochondroma in a white rhinoceros.
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