Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Choroidal melanoma eye tumor in a 7-year-old golden retriever
By Miwa, Yasutsugu et al.·Published in The Journal of veterinary medical science·2005·Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, Japan·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: Choroidal melanoma in a dog.
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Plain-English summary
A 7-year-old female golden retriever was brought to the vet because of a mass in her left eye. After several tests, including imaging, the vet suspected it was a type of eye cancer called choroidal melanoma. To treat it, the vet removed the affected eye. Thankfully, follow-up tests showed no signs of cancer returning, and the dog remained healthy for nearly two years after the surgery.
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Abstract
A 7-year-old intact female golden Retriever was referred for evaluation of an intraorbital mass of the left eye. Based on ophthalmoscopy, ultrasonography and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), the tentative diagnosis was made as an intraocular neoplasia, especially choroidal melanoma. The orbital exenteration of the affected eye was performed. The mass was histologically diagnosed as malignant choroidal melanoma. No signs of recurrence and metastasis were detected by thoracic radiographs, blood examinations and MR images, and the dog was clinically healthy for 23 months after operation.
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