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Anterior uveal spindle cell tumor in a blue‐eyed mixed‐breed dog
Author(s) -
Olbertz Letícia,
Langohr Ingeborg,
Werner Juliana,
Pessoa Lenita,
Kiupel Matti,
Agnew Dalen,
MontianiFerreira Fabiano
Publication year - 2013
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/vop.12018
Subject(s) - enucleation , sclera , neoplasm , ciliary body , metastasis , pathology , eye enucleation , stroma , iris (biosensor) , breed , schwannoma , immunohistochemistry , medicine , anatomy , biology , ophthalmology , cancer , surgery , genetics , computer security , biometrics , computer science
A female, eight‐year‐old, mixed‐breed blue‐eyed dog was presented for ophthalmic evaluation because its left eye had “changed color” one year previously. The before left eye was enucleated and submitted for evaluation. Histopathological analysis revealed an invasive neoplastic mass effacing most of the ventral aspect of the iris stroma. A diagnosis of an anterior uveal spindle cell tumor was made. Immunohistochemical results were strongly suggestive of a schwannoma, but some smooth muscle differentiation was also observed. Two and a half years after therapeutic enucleation there was no evidence of neoplasm recurrence or metastasis.