Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Periorbital adenocarcinoma in a bearded dragon (Pogona vitticeps).
- Journal:
- Veterinary ophthalmology
- Year:
- 2013
- Authors:
- Darrow, Brett G et al.
- Affiliation:
- VCA Veterinary Care Animal Hospital and Referral Center · United States
- Species:
- reptile
Abstract
A 4.5-year-old female bearded dragon (Pogona vitticeps) presented for periorbital swelling affecting the left eye. A well-organized, hypoechoic mass was noted ventral and medial to the globe on ocular ultrasound. The mass continued to grow despite antibiotic therapy, and an exenteration was performed. The mass was diagnosed via histopathology and immunohistochemical staining as a probable lacrimal gland carcinoma, although a Harderian gland origin could not definitively be ruled out. The tumor recurred following removal, and the lizard died 2 months postoperatively.
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