Neuroepithelial tumor of the optic nerve in a horse

Cornell Vet. 1983 Jan;73(1):30-40.

Abstract

A nine-year-old horse was presented with severe exophthalmos of the right eye and a large mass in the vitreal cavity. The affected globe was enucleated and two months following surgery the horse was euthanized because of spread of the tumor into the calvarium producing compression of the brain stem and neurologic signs. Examination of tumor tissue by light and electron microscopic examination showed a mixed neoplasm of primitive neuroepithelium.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Cranial Nerve Neoplasms / pathology
  • Cranial Nerve Neoplasms / veterinary*
  • Exophthalmos / pathology
  • Exophthalmos / veterinary
  • Eye / pathology
  • Horse Diseases / pathology*
  • Horses
  • Male
  • Neoplasm Invasiveness
  • Neuroectodermal Tumors, Primitive, Peripheral / pathology
  • Neuroectodermal Tumors, Primitive, Peripheral / veterinary*
  • Optic Nerve Diseases / pathology
  • Optic Nerve Diseases / veterinary*