title: Retrobulbar anaplastic astrocytoma in a dog: clinicopathological and ultrasonographic features.
abstract: An 11-year-old entire female German shepherd dog was presented with a progressive non-painful exophthalmos of the right eye. Ultrasonographic examination revealed a solid and well-defined orbital mass compressing the globe. Thoracic radiography revealed multiple pulmonary metastases of different sizes. The histopathological and immunohistochemical features of both the retrobulbar tumour and pulmonary metastases were consistent with an anaplastic astrocytoma. This represents an unusual case of an extracranial astrocytoma with multiple pulmonary metastases. The clinical features and the ultrasonographic, histopathological and immunohistochemical findings are described.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Facultad de Veterinaria, Universidad de Córdoba, Spain.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Martín
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Pérez
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Mozos
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: López
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Molleda
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D004283:Dog Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D004285:Dogs; D005260:Female; D007429:Intraocular Pressure; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000556:secondary / Q000662:veterinary*; D020339:Optic Nerve Glioma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000662:veterinary*; D014463:Ultrasonography / Q000662:veterinary