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Tumor-like lymphoplasmacytic conjunctivitis in the third eyelid in a dog

  • Hyeonu Sung (Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine and Research Institute for Veterinary Science, Seoul National University) ;
  • Jisoo Park (Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine and Research Institute for Veterinary Science, Seoul National University) ;
  • Jury Kim (Bundang Brighteye Animal Hospital) ;
  • Seonmi Kang (Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine and Research Institute for Veterinary Science, Seoul National University) ;
  • Gillian C. Shaw (Comparative Ocular Pathology Laboratory of Wisconsin, Department of Pathobiological Sciences, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of Wisconsin) ;
  • Kangmoon Seo (Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine and Research Institute for Veterinary Science, Seoul National University)
  • Received : 2023.09.06
  • Accepted : 2023.12.19
  • Published : 2024.01.31
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Abstract

This report aims to describe a case of tumor-like lymphoplasmacytic conjunctivitis in a 7-year-old spayed-female Pomeranian. On complete ophthalmic examination, a mass with papillary projections was noted on the bulbar surface of the right third eyelid. Debulking of the mass was performed while preserving as much of the third eyelid as possible. On the histopathological examination, the mass was diagnosed as lymphoplasmacytic conjunctivitis with mild epithelial hyperplasia. Although a slight regrowth of the mass was noted 3 weeks after surgery, intralesional injection of triamcinolone acetonide led to its disappearance. There was no further recurrence after 5 months.

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Acknowledgement

This study was supported by BK21 FOUR Future Veterinary Medicine Leading Education and Research Center and the Authorship Responsibility and License Agreement Form (RIVS), College of Veterinary Medicine, Seoul National University, Seoul 08826, Republic of Korea. In addition, this research was supported by Basic Science Research Program through the National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF) funded by the Ministry of Education (2021R1I1A1A01058695).

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