title: Squamous cell carcinoma of the corneoscleral limbus in a dog.
abstract: Squamous cell carcinoma is an uncommon tumor of the cornea in dogs. A 12-year-old Shih Tzu with a history of chronic keratoconjunctivitis sicca was diagnosed as having squamous cell carcinoma of the corneoscleral limbus. The lesion was treated by surgical resection and cryotherapy. One year after surgery, multiple tumors, apparently unrelated to the first tumor, appeared on the same cornea. Keratoconjunctivitis sicca may have predisposed the dog to corneal squamous cell carcinoma development.
authors.affiliation: Department of Small Animal Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Georgia, Athens 30602.
authors.forename: D A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Ward
authors.forename: K S
authors.initials: KS
authors.lastname: Latimer
authors.forename: R M
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Askren
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery / Q000662:veterinary*; D003316:Corneal Diseases / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery / Q000662:veterinary*; D003452:Cryosurgery / Q000662:veterinary; D004283:Dog Diseases / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D004285:Dogs; D005134:Eye Neoplasms / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery / Q000662:veterinary*; D007638:Keratoconjunctivitis Sicca / Q000150:complications / Q000662:veterinary; D016850:Limbus Corneae / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local / Q000662:veterinary; D015422:Scleral Diseases / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery / Q000662:veterinary*