Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Dog's red eye growth treated successfully with mitomycin C
By Seavers, A et al.·Published in Australian veterinary journal·2020·Oak Flats Veterinary Clinic, United Kingdom·View original on PubMed →
PetCaseFinder translated the abstract of this peer-reviewed paper into plain English so pet owners can read it. We do not publish original research — every detail traces back to the citation above. How we work →
Original publication title: Successful use of topical mitomycin C for the treatment of a putative neoplastic vascular mass on the nictitating membrane of a dog.
- Species:
- dog
Plain-English summary
A 9-year-old female Great Dane was brought to the vet because she had a painful, red growth on her third eyelid (nictitating membrane). The vet treated her with a special medication called mitomycin C, applied directly to the mass four times a day for three weeks. This treatment worked well, and the growth went away quickly. Even 13 months later, the mass had not returned before the dog was euthanized for unrelated reasons.
People also search for: dog eye growth treatment · Great Dane nictitating membrane mass · mitomycin C for dogs
Abstract
A nine-year-old female desexed Great Dane presented with a painful, proliferative, soft red putative neoplastic vascular mass on the nictitating membrane. Three 7-day cycles of the topical cytotoxic drug mitomycin C 0.04%, applied four times daily to the lesion using a low-dose alternate-week pulse therapy, brought about rapid remission of the lesion. The lesion was still in remission at time of euthanasia some 13 months later.
Find similar cases for your pet
PetCaseFinder finds other peer-reviewed reports of pets with the same symptoms, plus a plain-English summary of what was tried across them.
Search related cases →Original publication on PubMed: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31919837/