Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Eye tumor diagnosis and treatment in a 9-year-old golden retriever
By Briffod, Cécile et al.·Published in The Canadian veterinary journal = La revue veterinaire canadienne·2018·Department of Clinical Sciences (Briffod, United States·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: Retrobulbar malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumor in a golden retriever dog: A challenging diagnosis.
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Plain-English summary
A 9-year-old golden retriever was found to have a mass behind his left eye, which caused concern for his health. Tests to identify the mass gave mixed results, initially suggesting different types of tumors. After surgery to remove the mass, further testing confirmed it was a malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumor, a type of cancer. Unfortunately, the tumor returned aggressively 15 weeks later, leading to the difficult decision to euthanize the dog.
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Abstract
A 9-year-old golden retriever dog was diagnosed with a left retrobulbar mass. Fine-needle aspirations and incisional biopsies resulted in discordant diagnoses: myxosarcoma/myxoma or rhadomyosarcoma, respectively. Immunohistochemistry following exenteration allowed definitive diagnosis of malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumor with fibromyxomatous differentiation. Fifteen weeks after surgery, an aggressive recurrence resulted in euthanasia.
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Search related cases →Original publication on PubMed: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29606723/