Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Horse with eye melanoma, cataract, and glaucoma
By Davidson, H J et al.·Published in Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association·1991·Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciences, United States·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: Anterior uveal melanoma, with secondary keratitis, cataract, and glaucoma, in a horse.
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- horse
Plain-English summary
A 13-year-old horse was found to have a type of eye cancer called intraocular melanoma. This condition also led to other eye problems, including inflammation of the cornea (keratitis), a cloudy lens (cataract), and increased pressure in the eye (glaucoma). The horse underwent surgery to remove the affected eye. There was no follow-up information suggesting that the cancer had spread to other parts of the body.
Abstract
Intraocular melanoma was diagnosed in a 13-year-old horse. Secondary clinical findings included keratitis, cataract, and glaucoma. The eye was enucleated. Follow-up information did not give an indication of metastatic disease.
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