Year: 2025
Type: article
Study design: Case Report
Abstract: The aim of this report is to describe the occurrence of unilateral intraocular lymphoma in a feline infected with Feline Immunodeficiency Virus – FIV and Feline leukemia virus – FELV. Lymphoma is a neoplasm of higher prevalence in cats as well as secondary intraocular neoplasms. The uvea is the most common site for the occurrence of lymphoma due to its wide vascularity, but there are reports in several sites of the ocular bulb. Felines with FIV and FELV infections are predisposed to the presentation of lymphoma. In the present case, a feline who tested positive for FIV and FELV was observed, presenting ophthalmologic alterations in the right eye characteristic to uveitis, such as mild corneal opacity, iris bombe, blackened pigmentation points in the iris, irregularity in pupillary cleft and irresponsive pupillary reflex to direct light stimulus. After death, a necropsy was performed, and the presence of neoformation in the iris was noted, as well as signs of metastasis in the kidneys, compatible with lymphoma.
Source: PubVet
Institution: Universidade Estadual de Londrina
Language: English
Topic: Veterinary Oncology Research
Subfield: Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: gold
Estimated APC paid: $76
OpenAlex ID: W4407114336