J Vet Sci. 2006 Mar;7(1): 89-90   
 

Malignant ocular melanoma in a dog

Na-young Yi, Shin-ae Park, Soo-won Park, Man-bok Jeong, Min-soo Kang, Joo-hyun Jung, Min-cheol Choi, Dae-yong Kim, Tchi-chou Nam, Kang-moon Seo*

 

College of Veterinary Medicine, Seoul National University, Seoul 151-742, Korea. kmseo@snu.ac.kr

 

A mongrel male dog of three years old was referred to the Seoul National University Veterinary Teaching Hospital following a one month history of glaucoma.On ophthalmic examination, hyphema, glaucoma, uveitis, iridal mass, and loss of vision were noted in the right eye.Ultrasonography and computed tomography revealed a mass with involvement of the entire uvea.Radiographic evaluation did not reveal any evidence of distant metastasis.The right eye was surgically removed because of the high likelihood of neoplasia. A histologic diagnosis of malignant uveal melanoma was made.