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Case Report · Volume 4, Issue 2, Pages 25–29, 29 April 2016 · Open Access

Primary Retrobulbar and Intraocular Malignant Melanoma in a Cat

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Research Journal for Veterinary Practitioners
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29 April 2016
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  • Primary Retrobulbar and Intraocular Malignant Melanoma in a Cat.
  • Intraocular melanoma in cats is infrequently described compared to canine melanocytic tumors.
  • In malignant diffuse iridial melanoma in cats, early enucleation while the tumor is still confined to the iris stroma seems to improve survival time.
  • Primary orbital melanoma without ocular involvement in a Balinese cat.

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Abstract

Jedsada Siripoonsub1, Katriya Chankow2, Sitthichok Lacharoje3, Anudep Rungsipipat1*

1Companion Animal Cancer Research Unit, Department of Pathology, Faculty of Veterinary Sciences; 2Small Animal Teaching Hospital, Faculty of Veterinary Sciences; 3Department of Pathology, Faculty of Veterinary Sciences, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok-10330, Thailand. 

Abstract | Retrobulbar and intraocular melanoma in cats is infrequently described. The objective of this report is to describe the macroscopic, histopathological and immunohistochemical findings of intraocular and retrobulbar malignant melanoma in a cat. A 10-year-old, spayed female, domestic short hair cat presented a rapidly growing intraocular and retrobulbar mass affecting the right eye. The presence of this mass resulted in exopthalmos, blindness and multifocal hemorrhage. The cat died 4 weeks later and a complete necropsy was performed. The final diagnosis for this case was primary retrobulbar malignant melanoma with intraorbital involvement. Most of the feline intraocular tumors contained a tumor that are predisposed to trauma due to inflammation. Early enucleation is the treatment of choice for malignant melanocytic tumors and for blind or painful eyes. 

Keywords | Cat, Intraocular, Melanoma, Retrobulbar

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This article does not contain any studies with human participants or experimental animals performed by any of the authors.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

This work was supported by Companion Animal Cancer Research Unit, Department of Pathology, Faculty of Veterinary Science, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok-10330, Thailand.

CONFLICT OF INTEREST

The authors declare that they have no financial or personal relationship(s) which may have conflicts of interest in writing this article.

AUTHOR’S CONTRIBUTION

All authors contributed equally in all details of this manuscript.

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