Optic chiasm B-cell lymphoma in a 20-month-old Mastiff dog

Nagel C, Silver T, Grahn B.

Vet Ophthalmol 2013;16 Suppl 1:164-167.

A 20-month-old intact female Mastiff dog presented for evaluation of acute blindness. Computed tomography confirmed a tumor involved the optic chiasm and optic nerves. A B-cell lymphoma was confirmed with postmortem examinations. This case report documents a central nervous system neoplasm in a young dog.