Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Blindness from choroidal melanoma in a Great Dane dog
By Morgan, R V & Patton, C S·Published in The Cornell veterinarian·1993·Department of Urban Practice·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: Choroidal melanoma in a dog.
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- dog
Plain-English summary
A 7-year-old male Great Dane was brought in because he had gone blind in his right eye and had bleeding in the eye. An ultrasound showed a cone-shaped tumor pushing into the eye's interior. After the eye was removed for further examination, it was found to be a type of cancer called choroidal melanoma, which started in the layer of tissue behind the retina. Unfortunately, the outcome was serious, as this type of cancer can be aggressive.
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Abstract
A 7-year-old male Great Dane dog was presented with blindness and a hemorrhagic retinal detachment in the right eye. Ocular ultrasonography revealed a conical-shaped mass in the posterior segment that protruded into the vitreous cavity. Histologic examination of the enucleated eye revealed a heavily-pigmented melanocytoma arising from the choroid lateral to the optic disc.
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Search related cases →Original publication on PubMed: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/8403920/