Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Cat with lung cancer spread to right eye causing vision loss
By Heider, H J et al.·Published in Tierarztliche Praxis·1997·Klinik fü, Germany·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: [Intraocular metastasis of bronchial carcinoma in a cat].
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Plain-English summary
A 10-year-old neutered male Persian cat was brought in for vision problems, which were found to be caused by cancer spreading from the lungs to the eye. The cat had significant changes in the eye, including swelling and detachment of the retina, which led to visual impairment. An X-ray helped identify the lung tumor, but a biopsy was needed to confirm the cancer in the eye. Unfortunately, this case highlights a serious condition where lung cancer can affect the eyes, and treatment options would depend on the overall health and stage of the disease.
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Abstract
A rare case of a ten-year-old neutered male Persian cat is described, in which metastasis of a pulmonary adenocarcinoma into the choroid of the right eye had led to visual impairment and major ophthalmoscopically detectable changes of the fundus. These were a generalized hyporeflectivity of the tapetal fundus due to retinal edema with multiple areas of retinal detachment and also severe edema of the papilla, furthermore an increased tortuosity and congestion of the retinal vessels. While the diagnosis of a primary lung tumor could be made intra vitam based on the result of an x-ray examination, the neoplastic nature of the fundic lesions could only be confirmed by histopathologic examination.
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Search related cases →Original publication on PubMed: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/9289890/