Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Limbal pseudotumor in a Cob Pony.
- Journal:
- Veterinary ophthalmology
- Year:
- 2005
- Authors:
- Saroglu, Murat et al.
- Affiliation:
- University of Istanbul
- Species:
- horse
Plain-English summary
A 12-year-old Cob Pony mare had a growth that looked like a tumor on the side of her right eye. This mass was affecting the area around the eye and part of the clear front surface of the eye called the cornea. The veterinarians surgically removed the mass and repaired the eye using a piece of tissue from another part of the eye. The growth was found to be inflammatory, meaning it was caused by the body's immune response, and there were no signs of it coming back or causing problems during follow-up visits at 6 and 12 months later. Overall, the treatment was successful.
Abstract
A tumor-like tissue mass of lateral-limbal site in the right eye of a 12-year-old Cob Pony mare was presented for surgical removal. The mass, covering the lateral limbus, bulbar conjunctiva and part of the cornea, was surgically removed, and the corneal defect repaired with a pedicle bulbar conjunctival graft. The mass was inflammatory in nature containing mononuclear cells. No recurrence or complication occurred at 6- and 12-month follow-up examination.
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