Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Slow growing eye mass in dog treated with surgery after meds failed
By Ota-Kuroki, Juri & Kuroki, Keiichi·Published in The Journal of veterinary medical science·2017·Midwest Veterinary Referral Center-BluePearl, United States·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: Limbal xanthogranuloma in a dog.
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- dog
Plain-English summary
A 10-year-old female spayed American Pit Bull Terrier was brought in for a slow-growing mass on the outer edge of her right eye. The vet initially suspected a type of eye inflammation and treated her with eye drops containing steroids and another medication, but the mass continued to grow. Eventually, the vet surgically removed the mass, which was found to be a limbal xanthogranuloma, a rare type of inflammation in dogs. After the surgery, the dog was likely more comfortable and free from the mass.
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Abstract
A 10-year-old female spayed American Pitt Bull Terrier was presented with a slow growing mass on the temporal limbus area of the right eye. Canine nodular granulomatous episclerokeratitis was suspected, and the affected eye was treated with 1% prednisolone acetate ophthalmic suspension and 0.03% Tacrolimus ophthalmic solution. As the lesion did not respond to the medical treatments and continued to grow, the mass was excised by lamellar sclerokeratectomy. Microscopically, the mass was composed of granulomatous inflammation with intrahistiocytic lipids and lakes of acicular cholesterol clefts, histopathology findings consistent with xanthogranuloma. To the authors' knowledge, this is the first canine report of limbal xanthogranuloma.
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Search related cases →Original publication on PubMed: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28626159/