Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Dog eye tumor treated with cornea and conjunctiva grafts
By Norman, Joanna C et al.·Published in Veterinary ophthalmology·2008·Eye Care for Animals, United States·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: Penetrating keratoscleroplasty and bimodal grafting for treatment of limbal melanocytoma in a dog.
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Plain-English summary
A 6-year-old male neutered German Shepherd was brought in for a dark mass on the edge of his eye. The vet diagnosed it as a limbal melanocytoma, a type of tumor, and performed surgery to remove the mass, followed by grafting with corneal and conjunctival tissue. They also used cryotherapy to help destroy any remaining cancer cells. Eighteen months later, the dog showed no signs of the tumor returning, and he continued to receive treatment with eye drops to manage his chronic eye irritation.
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Abstract
A 6-year-old, male neutered, German Shepherd dog presented for evaluation of a dark limbal mass OS. Based on the signalment and clinical findings, a presumptive diagnosis of limbal melanocytoma was made. Additionally, OU demonstrated corneal changes consistent with chronic superficial keratitis. Full thickness en bloc resection of the limbal mass was followed with reconstruction and grafting using both frozen cornea and bulbar conjunctiva. Nitrous oxide cryotherapy was utilized as an adjunctive modality for residual neoplastic cell destruction. Histopathologic evaluation confirmed the presumptive diagnosis. At 18 months postoperatively, there was no evidence of recurrence of the limbal melanocytoma. The dog was treated long-term with both topical steroid and tacrolimus 0.03% for control of the chronic superficial keratitis.
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Search related cases →Original publication on PubMed: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/19046295/