Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Horse with eye bulging and tumor - what happened?
By Bistner, S et al.·Published in The Cornell veterinarian·1983·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: Neuroepithelial tumor of the optic nerve in a horse.
- Species:
- horse
Plain-English summary
A nine-year-old horse had a bulging right eye and a large mass inside it. The veterinarian removed the affected eye, but two months later, the horse had to be euthanized because the tumor spread and started pressing on the brain, causing neurological problems. The tumor was identified as a mixed type of neuroepithelial tumor. Unfortunately, despite the surgery, the horse's condition worsened significantly.
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Abstract
A nine-year-old horse was presented with severe exophthalmos of the right eye and a large mass in the vitreal cavity. The affected globe was enucleated and two months following surgery the horse was euthanized because of spread of the tumor into the calvarium producing compression of the brain stem and neurologic signs. Examination of tumor tissue by light and electron microscopic examination showed a mixed neoplasm of primitive neuroepithelium.
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Search related cases →Original publication on PubMed: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/6825451/