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Superficial Keratectomy in a Standing Horse with Advanced Corneolimbal Squamous Cell Carcinoma

  • Ji, Dong-Beom (Jidongbeom Animal Clinic) ;
  • Choi, Eunsang (Mari Equine Clinic) ;
  • Ben-Shlomo, Gil (Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, Iowa State University) ;
  • Kim, Ah-Young (Stem Cell Therapeutic Research Institute, College of Veterinary Medicine, Kyungpook National University) ;
  • Jeong, Kyu-Shik (Stem Cell Therapeutic Research Institute, College of Veterinary Medicine, Kyungpook National University) ;
  • Jeong, Manbok (I Animal Medical Center)
  • Received : 2018.03.20
  • Accepted : 2018.08.01
  • Published : 2018.08.31
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Abstract

A 12-year-old gelding Warmblood Horse was presented with a corneolimbal mass in the right eye (OD) of 6 months duration. Clinical signs included ocular discomfort, persistent mucoid ocular discharge, and conjunctival hyperemia. The mass was excised by superficial keratectomy under sedation in a standing position, followed by a topical application of 0.04% mitomycin C (MMC), and a placement of a conjunctival advancement graft. The histopathological diagnosis was squamous cell carcinoma. One month after surgery, recurrence of the mass was suspected upon examination of the eye. Topical MMC and 5-fluorouracil followed by cryotherapy were applied as adjunctive therapies after debulking of the mass. The surgical site healed without complications and with a cosmetically acceptable result. No recurrence of the mass was noted four years following the second procedure.

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