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Excision of a feline limbal melanoma and use of nictitans cartilage to repair the resulting corneoscleral defect
Author(s) -
Kanai Kazutaka,
Kanemaki Nobuyuki,
Matsuo Shirou,
Ichikawa Youichiro,
Okujima Hisataka,
Wada Yoshinori
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
veterinary ophthalmology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.594
H-Index - 50
eISSN - 1463-5224
pISSN - 1463-5216
DOI - 10.1111/j.1463-5224.2006.00452.x
Subject(s) - medicine , eyelid , cartilage , surgery , melanoma , ophthalmology , anatomy , cancer research
A limbal melanoma was surgically removed from a 12‐year‐old castrated male black domestic shorthair (DSH) cat. The resulting full‐thickness eye wall defect was repaired using the autologous third eyelid cartilage. The patient was followed for 85 days postoperatively, during which time there was no recurrence. Other than a small amount of fibrin and blood at the anterior lens capsule, no significant complications were seen. Use of the third eyelid cartilage as graft material following resection of a feline limbal melanoma can be effective for repairing large eye wall defects and preserving ocular function. The third eyelid proved to be a convenient source of graft material. In addition, autologous grafting can reduce the potential for iatrogenic spread of infectious agents such as feline herpes virus.