? Melonoma, what is it?

[mary hornbeck]

can someone describe what a melenoma is, my cat, marmalade, has a spot on his eye, prognosis long term?

Thanks mary

 

[Sharon14]

I don’t know the answer, did the vet diagnose the spot as a melanoma? I will tag @Bobbie And Bubba Her Cat had a cancer in his eye.

 

[Bobbie And Bubba]

Hi there, can you give the exact name of the diagnosis? Bubba had what was called an diffused Iris melanoma. It started off as a dark spot on the iris. When first noticed the vet said that some cats will get these "freckles" on their iris and they can remain harmless ( orange cats are prone to them) however, if they start to grow and or become velvety looking ( as Bubba's did ) it could be an indication that the spots have become cancerous. When I notice this mutation he was taken to a ophthalmologist vet and removal of the eye was RX.

That removal (enucleation) was done in Oct. of 2015. The biopsy of the eye showed that the cancer cells had were contained in the iris and had not moved into the cillary body or any vascular involvement. We hope for a nice long life for Bubba and I hope that you have the same with Marmalade.

Keep up the monitoring and any changes should be reviewed by your vet.

 

[mary hornbeck]

I don’t know the answer, did the vet diagnose the spot as a melanoma? I will tag @Bobbie And Bubba Her Cat had a cancer in his eye.

The vet just said melonoma and they would monitor for any changes in color or size

 

[Tanya and Ducia]

Hi Mary,
there are several types of eye melanoma in cats - is there a chance you get the exact Dx from your vet?

I hope Marmalade does good otherwise...

 

[Bobbie And Bubba]

The vet just said melonoma and they would monitor for any changes in color or size

If the spot is on the iris, it sounds like what Bubba had and the first step was monitoring it for change in size and appearance ( if it get raised and velvety looking ) I hope that it stay a "freckle" and no treatment is necessary.

 

[mary hornbeck]

Hi Bobbi and bubba, I hope it stays a freckle, I hate to think of the alternative

 

[mary hornbeck]

If the spot is on the iris, it sounds like what Bubba had and the first step was monitoring it for change in size and appearance ( if it get raised and velvety looking ) I hope that it stay a "freckle" and no treatment is necessary.

The iris is the dark, middle, of eye?

 

[Kris & Teasel]

The iris is the dark, middle, of eye?

That's the pupil. The iris is the coloured part of the eye.

 

[PPCW]

The iris is the dark, middle, of eye?

Iris is the colored part of the eye. The hole in the middle is the pupil .

 

[mary hornbeck]

Iris is the colored part of the eye. The hole in the middle is the pupil .

Okay, his spot was on his pupil

 

[Larry and Kitties]

Okay, his spot was on his pupil

The pupil is the open area in ide the eris. The iris changes diameter. If it is onthe puple than it is either on the cornea (outside surface) or the lens that is behind the cornea.
Does it look like one of these?
https://www.google.com/search?q=fel...X&ved=0ahUKEwjUssamjojYAhWpQd8KHYP7CxUQ7AkIZw

 

[mary hornbeck]

The color of the spot looks the same as in the picture except the spot is the dark area, not the yellow area

 

[Bobbie And Bubba]

So more like this photo?


How about calling the vet and asking for the diagnosis. If it is pupil involvement, I don't know what it could be.

 

[mary hornbeck]

I will do that tomorrow or better yet I can email her

 

[mary hornbeck]

So more like this photo?

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How about calling the vet and asking for the diagnosis. If it is pupil involvement, I don't know what it could be.

He has a brown smudge like spot on the middle, black, part of eye