Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Ocular melanoma in a Long Evans rat.
- Journal:
- Contemporary topics in laboratory animal science
- Year:
- 2004
- Authors:
- Manning, Walter S et al.
- Affiliation:
- Veterinary Consultant · United States
- Species:
- rodent
Abstract
During a long-term study, a rat exposed to half-amplitude band pass fluorescent blue light (434 to 475 nm) and receiving a calcium channel blocker developed an ocular mass. By visual examination, a presumptive diagnosis of ocular melanoma was made. Subsequent surgical removal of the eye, followed by histopathology, confirmed the lesion as a highly pigmented epitheliod melanoma.
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