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Retinal tumor in 13-year-old Husky-mix dog explained
By Meyerholz, D K & Haynes, J S·Published in Veterinary pathology·2004·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: Solitary retinal astrocytoma in a dog.
- Species:
- dog
Plain-English summary
A 13-year-old Husky-mix was found to have an eye mass diagnosed as a retinal astrocytoma, which is a type of tumor in the eye. This mass was taking up a significant portion of the space inside the eye and was identified through specific tests. While the tumor shared some features with similar tumors found in humans, it did not have the same level of blood vessel growth. Unfortunately, the abstract does not provide information on treatment or outcome for this dog.
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Abstract
An intraocular mass from a 13-year old Husky-mix dog was diagnosed as retinal astrocytoma. The mass arose from the ganglion layer of the retina and occupied 50% of the vitreous space. The mass was immunoreactive for neuron-specific enolase, S-100, vimentin, and glial fibrillary acidic protein. The neoplasm had characteristics similar to solitary retinal astrocytomas of humans but lacked the marked vascularity.
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Search related cases →Original publication on PubMed: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/15017032/