Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Cat with cancer in third eyelid gland causing eye discharge
By Komaromy, A M et al.·Published in Journal of the American Animal Hospital Association·1997·Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciences, United States·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: Primary adenocarcinoma of the gland of the nictitating membrane in a cat.
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Plain-English summary
An 11-year-old male domestic shorthair cat was brought to the vet because he had a persistent discharge from his right eye for five months. Upon examination, a wart-like growth was found on the nictitating membrane (the third eyelid), and a biopsy revealed it was an adenocarcinoma, a type of cancer. Unfortunately, the cancer spread to several organs, including the lungs and liver, and the cat passed away six months after the symptoms began. This case highlights the aggressive nature of this type of cancer in cats.
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Abstract
An 11-year-old, neutered, male domestic shorthair was presented with a five-month history of recurrent, unilateral, seromucoid discharge from the right eye. A verrucous mass extended from the posterior aspect of the nictitating membrane. Adenocarcinoma of the gland of the nictitating membrane (GNM) was diagnosed upon biopsy. The cat subsequently developed metastases to the lungs, pleura, mediastinum, liver, and kidneys and died six months after clinical signs first were observed. Little is known about the biological behavior of adenocarcinoma of the GNM in cats. This is the first report that describes the natural progression of this disease.
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