Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Blue-eyed mixed-breed dog eye tumor and treatment outcome
By Olbertz, Letícia et al.·Published in Veterinary ophthalmology·2013·Department of Veterinary Medicine, Brazil·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: Anterior uveal spindle cell tumor in a blue-eyed mixed-breed dog.
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Plain-English summary
An eight-year-old female mixed-breed dog with blue eyes was taken to the vet because her left eye had changed color over the past year. After examining the eye, the vet decided to remove it and send it for testing. The results showed that she had a type of tumor in the eye called an anterior uveal spindle cell tumor. Fortunately, after the surgery to remove the eye, there were no signs of the tumor coming back or spreading even two and a half years later.
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Abstract
A female, eight-year-old, mixed-breed blue-eyed dog was presented for ophthalmic evaluation because its left eye had "changed color" one year previously. The before left eye was enucleated and submitted for evaluation. Histopathological analysis revealed an invasive neoplastic mass effacing most of the ventral aspect of the iris stroma. A diagnosis of an anterior uveal spindle cell tumor was made. Immunohistochemical results were strongly suggestive of a schwannoma, but some smooth muscle differentiation was also observed. Two and a half years after therapeutic enucleation there was no evidence of neoplasm recurrence or metastasis.
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Search related cases →Original publication on PubMed: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/23375109/