title: [Adenoma of the pigmented epithelium of the iris with endothelialization and descemetization in the horse].
abstract: The authors describe peculiar tumors with brown-white piebald anterior surface, which had grown bilaterally from the corpora nigra (C.N.) of an adult horse and occluded the pupils. The surgical procedure for removing the larger tumor and the postoperative treatment are described. The findings by light and electron microscopy suggest that the tumor represent a so-called adenoma of the iris pigment epithelium. The white patches on its surface consist of newly formed Descemet-like material produced by displaced corneal endothelial cells, which have probably grown on the tumor after contact with the posterior face of the cornea.
authors.affiliation: Abteilung für Ophthalmopathologie, Universitäts-Augenklinik, Basel, Schweiz.
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Daicker
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Gywat
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Keller
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Spiess
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Brückner
mesh_terms: D000236:Adenoma / Q000473:pathology / Q000662:veterinary*; D000818:Animals; D003886:Descemet Membrane / Q000473:pathology*; D006734:Horse Diseases / Q000473:pathology*; D006736:Horses; D015811:Iris Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000662:veterinary*; D008297:Male; D008854:Microscopy, Electron; D010857:Pigment Epithelium of Eye / Q000473:pathology*
vernacular_title: Adenome des Irispigmentepithels mit Endothelialisation und Descemetisation beim Pferd.