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Bilateral blindness in a dog due to invasion of the optic chiasma by a glioma
Author(s) -
SKERRITT G. C.,
OBWOLO M. J.,
SQUIRES R. A.
Publication year - 1986
Publication title -
journal of small animal practice
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.7
H-Index - 67
eISSN - 1748-5827
pISSN - 0022-4510
DOI - 10.1111/j.1748-5827.1986.tb02128.x
Subject(s) - medicine , chiasma , blindness , optic chiasma , radiological weapon , oligodendroglioma , glioma , pathology , dermatology , ophthalmology , radiology , optic nerve , astrocytoma , optometry , cancer research , genetics , chromosome , gene , biology
A diagnosis of neoplasia involving the optic chiasma of an 8‐year‐old Labrador Retriver was suggested by the neurological and radiological findings. At post‐mortem examination the location of the tumour was confirmed and it was identified as an oligodendroglioma.