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http://dx.doi.org/10.17555/jvc.2015.04.32.2.205

Anterior Uveal Melanocytoma in a Dog  

Kwak, Ji-Yoon (College of Veterinary Medicine, Seoul National University)
Kang, Seon-Mi (College of Veterinary Medicine, Seoul National University)
Lee, Eui-Ri (College of Veterinary Medicine, Seoul National University)
Kim, Soo-Hyun (College of Veterinary Medicine, Seoul National University)
Park, Sang-Wan (College of Veterinary Medicine, Seoul National University)
Noh, Hyun-Woo (College of Veterinary Medicine, Seoul National University)
Seo, Kangmoon (College of Veterinary Medicine, Seoul National University)
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Journal of Veterinary Clinics / v.32, no.2, 2015 , pp. 205-208 More about this Journal
Abstract
A 6-year old, neutered male, Maltese dog was presented in Veterinary Medical Teaching Hospital, Seoul National University. As hyphema and aqueous flare in the right eye were found, medical treatment for uveitis was started. Four months later, anterior displacement of dorsotemporal iris was observed. A mass originating from ciliary body of the right eye was revealed by ocular sonography. There was no evidence of metastasis on thoracic and abdominal radiographic imaging. Enucleation was performed on the right eye due to the enlargement of the mass and deteriorating uveitis. On histopathological evaluation, anterior uveal melanocytoma with chronic hemorrhage was confirmed. This case suggests adequate removal of intraocular neoplasm by enucleation can be curative in case of continuous hemorrhage or inflammation in the eye that cannot be controlled by non-surgical medications.
Keywords
anterior uveal melanocytoma; intraocular neoplasm; uveitis; dog;
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