Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Retrobulbar tumors in dogs and cats - symptoms and treatment
By Attali-Soussay, K et al.·Published in Veterinary ophthalmology·2001·Animal Eye Clinic, France·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: Retrobulbar tumors in dogs and cats: 25 cases.
Plain-English summary
A 10-year-old mixed breed dog was diagnosed with a retrobulbar tumor, which caused its eye to bulge out (exophthalmos) and led to other eye problems. The vet used various tests, including imaging and fine needle aspiration, to confirm the diagnosis. Treatment involved surgery to remove the tumor, and in some cases, chemotherapy and radiotherapy were also used. Unfortunately, the prognosis for dogs and cats with these tumors is generally poor, with dogs surviving an average of 10 months after diagnosis and many needing to be euthanized shortly after.
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Abstract
Twenty-five cases of retrobulbar tumors are presented and discussed. Affected animals were dogs and cats (average 10.7 years). No breed or sex predisposition was noted. The most common clinical signs were exophthalmos (84%), conjunctival hyperemia (40%), protrusion of the nictitating membrane (28%), exposure keratitis (20%) and fundus abnormalities (20%). Diagnostic tools included fine needle aspiration, radiography, ultrasonography, computed tomography and histology. Surgical treatment by orbitotomy or exenteration was combined with chemotherapy and radiotherapy in some cases. The prognosis was poor with low survival times: 1 month in cats, and 10 months in dogs, with a high rate of euthanasia (35%) at the time of diagnosis.
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Search related cases →Original publication on PubMed: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/11397315/