title: Surgical removal of retrobulbar hemangioma in a goldfish (Carassius auratus).
abstract: The surgical removal of retrobulbar hemangioma is described in a mature fantail goldfish (Carassius auratus) with a 6-week history of a swollen right eye. The fish was anesthetized using alfaxalnone at a concentration in the water of 5 mg/L to facilitate fine-needle aspiration and surgical removal of the eye. The fish was treated with enrofloxacin 5 mg intraperitoneally and recovered with major buoyancy deficits that corrected 20 minutes after treatment with methadone at a dose of 0.4 mg intramuscularly. Histologic examination of the excised tissue demonstrated that the tumor was a compact hemangioma.
authors.affiliation: Research and Development, Jurox Pty Ltd., Rutherford, New South Wales, 2320, Australia. brad.ohagan@jurox.com.au
authors.forename: Bradley J
authors.initials: BJ
authors.lastname: O'Hagan
authors.forename: Shane R
authors.initials: SR
authors.lastname: Raidal
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D005134:Eye Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery / Q000662:veterinary*; D005393:Fish Diseases / Q000601:surgery*; D006054:Goldfish / Q000601:surgery*; D006391:Hemangioma / Q000601:surgery / Q000662:veterinary*; D016896:Treatment Outcome