Ophthalmic Neoplasia Flashcards
(48 cards)
Clinical Signs: Orbital Neoplasia
Exophthalmos
Third eyelid elevation
Strabismus, lagophthalmos
Non-painful, chronic
Diagnosis: Orbital Neoplasia
Ocular ultrasound
CT/MRI
Treatment: Orbital Neoplasia
Extenteration (eye + surrounding tissue)
Orbitotmy (salvage eye)
Features: Meibomian Gland Adenoma
Most common eyelid tumor in dogs
Friable/multiloblated
Almost always benign (can be locally invasive)
Meibomian Gland Adenoma
Meibomian Gland Adenoma
Diagnosis: Meibomian Gland Adenoma
Clinical signs
Excisional biopsy
Histopathology
Treatment: Meibomian Gland Adenoma
Debulk with cryoablation
Wedge resection
Clinical Signs: Fibropapilloma
Pedunculated
Generally not on eyelid margin
Less friable than meibomian adenoma
Fibropapilloma
Treatment: Fibropapilloma
Debulk with cryoablation
Wedge resection
Clinical Signs: Benign Eyelid Melanoma
Darkly pigmented mass growing from eyelid margin
Vizsla, Weimaraner (liver coated) most common
Benign Eyelid Melanoma
Diagnosis: Benign Eyelid Melanoma
Clinical signs
Histopathology
Treatment: Benign Eyelid Melanoma
Cryotherapy
Wedge excision
Features: Eyelid Squamous Cell Carcinoma
1 in cats
UV radiation exposure
Metastasis possible
More common on lower lid
Ulcerative lesion
Diagnosis: Eyelid Squamous Cell Carcinoma
Biopsy with histopathology
Treatment: Eyelid Squamous Cell Carcinoma
Complete surgical excision (often requires blepharoplasty)
Radiation
Topical chemo
Immune therapy
Eyelid Squamous Cell Carcinoma
Clinical Signs: 3rd Eyelid Hemangioma/Hemangiosarcoma
Raised red mass on bulbar conjunctiva or 3rd eyelid
Delicate and bleed easily
Generally small
Diagnosis: 3rd Eyelid Hemangioma/Hemangiosarcoma
Clinical signs
Excisional biopsy
Treatment: 3rd Eyelid Hemangioma/Hemangiosarcoma
Excise (~1mm margin) with adjunctive cryotherapy or radiofrequency electrocautery
Features: Corneal Squamous Cell Carcinoma
More common in canine
Underlying causes: KCS, immune mediated keratitis