Vet Med - Czech, 2013, 58(12):641-644 | DOI: 10.17221/7184-VETMED

Meibomian adenoma in a Syrian hamster (Mesocricetus auratusCase Report

A. Demirutku, Y. Devecioglu, E. Eravci, I. Firat, F. Yildirim
Veterinary Faculty, Istanbul University, Istanbul, Turkey

A two-year old male Syrian hamster (Mesocricetus auratus) was brought to the Surgery Clinic at the Istanbul University, Veterinary Faculty, Research and Practice Hospital, with a non-healing wound on the right upper eyelid. An ulcerated, bleeding wound was observed and diagnosed as an eyelid mass. The eyelid mass was excised and submitted for histopathological examination, which resulted in a diagnosis of meibomian adenoma. After excision of the mass, the right upper eyelid became deformed and adopted an abnormal shape. The surgical site was examined two weeks later. No abnormality was observed and the appearance of the right eyelid had returned to normal. Although there are many reports on benign tumours such as polyps, adenomas, haemangiomas and papillomas in hamsters, to the authors' knowledge, this is the first report on a meibomian adenoma in a Syrian hamster which was resolved by surgery.

Keywords: tumour; eye; meibomian adenoma; hamster

Published: December 31, 2013  Show citation

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Demirutku A, Devecioglu Y, Eravci E, Firat I, Yildirim F. Meibomian adenoma in a Syrian hamster (Mesocricetus auratus. Vet Med - Czech. 2013;58(12):641-644. doi: 10.17221/7184-VETMED.
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