Case Report
Authors: G. Storms , C. Naranjo , M. Grauwels
A 14-year-old, female, spayed Domestic Shorthair cat was presented for evaluation of a dark red mass occupying about 75% of the cornea of the left eye. Furthermore, the eye presented upper eyelid trichiasis, lower eyelid entropion and a marked symblepharon. The fellow eye presented upper eyelid trichiasis, lower eyelid entropion, extensive symblepharon and chronic stromal ulcerative keratitis. Based on the results of a corneal biopsy of the left eye, a corneal squamous cell carcinoma was diagnosed and an enucleation was performed subsequently. Histopathology of the globe revealed the presence of variably sized, vascular-like, blood-filled channels in the superficial corneal stroma, lined by spindle cells. In the central cornea, a markedly hyperplastic epithelium was noticed with infiltration of atypical corneal epithelial cells into the superficial stroma. A primary corneal hemangiosarcoma associated with a primary corneal squamous cell carcinoma was diagnosed. In this case report, the rare presence of multiple primary neoplasms within the same anatomical structure is described.
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How to Cite: Storms, G. , Naranjo, C. & Grauwels, M. (2016) “Concurrent squamous cell carcinoma and hemangiosarcoma in the cornea of a cat”, Vlaams Diergeneeskundig Tijdschrift. 85(1). doi: https://doi.org/10.21825/vdt.v85i1.16405