Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Dog with eyelid gland tumor pressing on eye treated by surgery
By Bondoc, A et al.·Published in Journal of comparative pathology·2014·Graduate School of Life and Environmental Sciences, Japan·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: Myoepithelioma of the gland of the third eyelid in a dog.
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Plain-English summary
A 12-year-old female miniature dachshund had a firm, tan-white mass near her left eye that was pushing the eye out of place. The mass was surgically removed, and tests showed it was a myoepithelioma, which is a type of tumor from the gland of the third eyelid. After the surgery, the dog was likely more comfortable without the mass affecting her eye.
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Abstract
A 12-year-old female miniature dachshund was presented with a tan-white, firm mass (4 × 3 × 2 cm) occupying the left medial canthus. The mass compressed and displaced the left eye dorsally, and it was surgically removed. Microscopically, the mass was composed of interlacing bundles of spindle cells with clear cytoplasm and a small number of atypical glandular epithelial cells. Immunohistochemically, the spindle cells expressed p63, α-smooth muscle actin and calponin, and were negative for cytokeratin AE1/AE3. The glandular epithelial cells expressed cytokeratin AE1/AE3. Based on these findings, this case was diagnosed as a myoepithelioma of the gland of the third eyelid.
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Search related cases →Original publication on PubMed: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/24973987/