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Transitional cell carcinoma metastatic to the eye in a collared peccary (Tayassu tajacu)
Christina McCowan1, Robin Stanley, Michael Lynch
1Department of Veterinary Science, University of Melbourne, 250 Princes Highway, Werribee, Victoria 3030, Australia. c.mccowan@pgrad.unimelb.edu.au
Veterinary Ophthalmology
|September 19, 2002
Abstract:
A 15-year-old female collared peccary (Tayassu tajacu) was presented for ophthalmic examination following sudden onset of blindness. Bilateral retinal detachment was diagnosed, neoplasia suspected, and euthanasia performed. Widespread tumor dissemination was apparent at autopsy, and transitional cell carcinoma was diagnosed histologically. The tumor was identified as arising from the ovary. Epidemiologic features of this case are discussed.