Vet Med - Czech, 2019, 64(1):44-48 | DOI: 10.17221/127/2018-VETMED

Adenocarcinoma of the nictitans gland in a dogCase Report

Ladislav Stehlik*,1, Petr Rauser1, Michaela Paninarova1, Misa Skoric2, Pavel Proks1,3
1 Small Animal Clinic, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Veterinary and Pharmaceutical Sciences Brno, Brno, Czech Republic
2 Department of Pathological Morphology and Parasitology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Veterinary and Pharmaceutical Sciences Brno, Brno, Czech Republic
3 CEITEC - Central European Institute of Technology, University of Veterinary and Pharmaceutical Sciences Brno, Brno, Czech Republic

The case of a five-year-old spayed female French Bulldog with a mass in the right third eyelid is described. Ultrasonography and computed tomography were used to identify this pathological lesion and to visualise its morphology and extent. The mass was removed and submitted for histopathological examination. A final diagnosis of adenocarcinoma of the nictitans gland was made. In the discussion we compare the presented case with the available literature. Only limited information is published about this pathology.

Keywords: canine neoplasia; computed tomography; gland of the third eyelid; orbital neoplasia; retrobulbar space

Published: January 31, 2019  Show citation

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Stehlik L, Rauser P, Paninarova M, Skoric M, Proks P. Adenocarcinoma of the nictitans gland in a dog. Vet Med - Czech. 2019;64(1):44-48. doi: 10.17221/127/2018-VETMED.
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