Unusual presentation of an anterior uveal melanocytoma in a 3-year-old poodle.
A poodle was referred for evaluation of a pigmented mass in the right eye. The differential diagnoses included an ocular melanoma or ocular melanosis. The right eye was removed and an anterior uveal melanocytoma was confirmed on light microscopical examination.
Martens
Amanda L
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Western College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Saskatchewan, 52 Campus Drive, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan.
D000818:Animals; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004283:Dog Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D004285:Dogs; D005128:Eye Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery / Q000662:veterinary*; D008545:Melanoma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery / Q000662:veterinary*; D009508:Nevus, Pigmented / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery / Q000662:veterinary; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014604:Uveal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery / Q000662:veterinary*