title: Surgical removal of a canine orbital lipoma.
abstract: A 10-year-old, female, neutered Cairn terrier was presented with a progressively enlarging, cream-white fluctuant subconjunctival swelling in the right eye. A fine-needle aspirate performed under topical anaesthesia showed that the mass contained lipomatous tissue. Orbital ultrasonography showed the mass to have a distinct border and to extend into the posterior orbit. The mass was removed via a conjunctival incision. It had a distinct capsule anteriorly, while the border of the mass was less readily identified in the posterior orbit. Histopathological examination showed the mass to be a lipoma. The dog recovered uneventfully from surgery, and no recurrence has been noted after 12 months.
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Veterinary Medicine, University of Cambridge, Madingley Road, Cambridge CB3 OES.
authors.forename: D L
authors.initials: DL
authors.lastname: Williams
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Haggett
mesh_terms: D000772:Anesthesia, Local / Q000662:veterinary; D000818:Animals; D044963:Biopsy, Fine-Needle / Q000662:veterinary; D004283:Dog Diseases / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D004285:Dogs; D005123:Eye / Q000503:physiopathology; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D008067:Lipoma / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery / Q000662:veterinary*; D009915:Orbit / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D009918:Orbital Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery / Q000662:veterinary*; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014463:Ultrasonography