title: Optic chiasm B-cell lymphoma in a 20-month-old Mastiff dog.
abstract: A 20-month-old intact female Mastiff dog presented for evaluation of acute blindness. Computed tomography confirmed a tumor involved the optic chiasm and optic nerves. A B-cell lymphoma was confirmed with postmortem examinations. This case report documents a central nervous system neoplasm in a young dog.
authors.affiliation: Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciences, Western College of Veterinary Medicine, 52 Campus Drive, Saskatoon, SK, Canada.
authors.forename: Christine
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Nagel
authors.forename: Tawni
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Silver
authors.forename: Bruce
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Grahn
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D004283:Dog Diseases / Q000473:pathology*; D004285:Dogs; D005260:Female; D009897:Optic Chiasm / Q000473:pathology*; D019574:Optic Nerve Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000662:veterinary*
keywords: B-cell lymphoma; dog; optic chiasma, optic nerves