Publikationsdatenbank

Neoplastic lesions of the eyelids in domestic animals:
a prevalence study in dogs, cats and horses (2023)

Art

Poster

Autoren

Battaglia, Simon

Eule, Johanna C. (WE 20)

Klopfleisch, Robert (WE 12)

Spiess, Bernhard

Kongress

Annual Scientific Meeting of the European College of Veterinary Ophthalmologists

Salzburg, Austria, 02. – 05.06.2022

Quelle

Veterinary Ophthalmology : an international journal of clinical and investigative ophthalmology

Bandzählung: 26

Heftzählung: 4

Seiten: e14

ISSN: 1463-5216

Sprache

Englisch

Verweise

URL (Volltext): https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/vop.13056

DOI: 10.1111/vop.13056

Kontakt

Institut für Tierpathologie

Robert-von-Ostertag-Str. 15
14163 Berlin
+49 30 838 62450
pathologie@vetmed.fu-berlin.de

Abstract / Zusammenfassung

Purpose:
To describe the prevalence of various eyelid neoplasia in dogs, cats and horses.

Methods:
Retrospective analysis of patients with a histologically confirmed eyelid neoplasm (including third eyelid) at the animal hospitals of Zürich and Berlin within an 8-year period. Estimation/Calculation of prevalence by comparison to the whole population of the two hospitals.

Results:
In the dog 91.5% (183/200) of neoplastic lesions are benign and the prevalence is 0.62%. The most frequent are adenomas of the Meibomian glands (62.0%), melanomas (14.5%), epitheliomas of the Meibomian glands, and papillomas (6.5% each). Boxer, Cocker Spaniel, Doberman, Poodle, Shi Tzu and West Highland White Terrier are overrepresented.

In the cat 84.2% (16/19) are malignant neoplasms and the prevalence is 0.08%. Most prevalent are squamous cell carcinomas (41.1%), mastocytomas (21.5%), hemangiosarcomas (15.8%), and apocrine hidrocystomas (10.5%).

In the horse 70.2% of the lesions are malignant (33/47) the prevalence is 0.27%. Squamous cell carcinomas (SCC, 69.0%) and equine sarcoids (12.8%) are the most frequent lesions. 69.0% of all SCCs were located at the third eyelid and are responsible for 80% of tumors at this location. Haflinger, Mecklenburger, Tinker and German Warmbloods are overrepresented.

Conclusion:
Malignancy, prevalence, and type of neoplastic lesions involving the eyelids of dogs, cats and horses vary significantly between the species. While the majority of neoplasms involving the eyelids in dogs are benign, they are predominantly malignant in cats and horses.