Korean J Vet Res.  2018 Dec;58(4):223-225. 10.14405/kjvr.2018.58.4.223.

Orbital exenteration for a third eyelid gland carcinoma in a dog

• Park Y
• Kang S
• Jeong M
• Park J
• Seo K

• KMID: 2437698
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.14405/kjvr.2018.58.4.223

Abstract

A 13-year-old neutered male Poodle dog was presented with a third eyelid mass in the left eye. The dog had undergone local resection of the mass about a year prior in a private practice. On cytological examination, the mass was diagnosed as adenocarcinoma. Although lung and lymph node metastases were suspected, based upon the computed tomographic results, exenteration was performed to relieve chronic pain and to improve the dog's quality of life. Exenteration carried a good prognosis with no tumor recurrence until 1 year and 10 months after surgery, when local recurrence occurred near the left zygomatic arch.

Keyword

Poodle; dogs; exenteration; metastasis; third eyelid gland carcinoma

MeSH Terms

Adenocarcinoma
Adolescent
Animals
Chronic Pain
Dogs*
Humans
Lung
Lymph Nodes
Male
Neoplasm Metastasis
Nictitating Membrane*
Orbit*
Private Practice
Prognosis
Quality of Life
Recurrence
Zygoma