Open AccessOrbital rhabdomyosarcoma and traumatic neuroma following enucleation for a uveal schwannoma in a dog: a case report
Author(s) -
McDonald Jessica E.,
Knollinger Amy M.,
Teixeira Leandro B.,
Dubielzig Richard R.
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
clinical case reports
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.21
H-Index - 9
ISSN - 2050-0904
DOI - 10.1002/ccr3.842
Subject(s) - enucleation , medicine , schwannoma , orbit (dynamics) , surgery , rhabdomyosarcoma , evisceration (ophthalmology) , malignancy , pathology , sarcoma , alternative medicine , engineering , aerospace engineering
Key Clinical Message A 4‐year‐old, female spayed Siberian husky with history of a uveal schwannoma presented for orbital swelling 9 months after enucleation. A second, malignant tumor developed in the same orbit. Therefore, uveal schwannomas may warrant early surgical intervention in the dog.