Choroidal melanoma in a dog.
A 7-year-old male Great Dane dog was presented with blindness and a hemorrhagic retinal detachment in the right eye. Ocular ultrasonography revealed a conical-shaped mass in the posterior segment that protruded into the vitreous cavity. Histologic examination of the enucleated eye revealed a heavily-pigmented melanocytoma arising from the choroid lateral to the optic disc.
Morgan
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Department of Urban Practice, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Tennessee, Knoxville 37901.
Patton
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D000818:Animals; D001766:Blindness / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000662:veterinary; D002830:Choroid Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000662:veterinary*; D004283:Dog Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*; D004285:Dogs; D015353:Eye Enucleation / Q000662:veterinary; D008297:Male; D008545:Melanoma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000662:veterinary*; D012163:Retinal Detachment / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000662:veterinary