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Peer-reviewed veterinary case report

Retrobulbar rhabdomyosarcoma in a neotropical peregrine falcon (Falco peregrinus cassini).

Journal:
Veterinary ophthalmology
Year:
2014
Authors:
Freundt Coello, Michelle J & Schaeffer, Lee S
Affiliation:
Sol de la Molina

Abstract

A mild swelling of the left periorbital was detected on a routine physical exam of a healthy captive adult peregrine falcon. Despite treatment, the swelling did not subside and within twenty-five days was causing significant exophthalmia and medial deviation of the left globe. A retrobulbar fusiform cell sarcoma was diagnosed with histopathology, then light microscopy and immunohistochemical staining confirmed the diagnosis of a rhabdomyosarcoma.

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Original publication: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/23738770/