Feline Intraocular Tumors May Arise from Transformation of Lens Epithelium
Zeiss CJ, Johnson EM, Dubielzig RR. Feline Intraocular Tumors May Arise from Transformation of Lens Epithelium. Veterinary Pathology 2003, 40: 355-362. PMID: 12824506, DOI: 10.1354/vp.40-4-355.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSmooth muscle actinIntraocular sarcomaCollagen type IVMuscle actinGlial fibrillary acidic proteinMalignant intraocular neoplasmNerve growth factor receptorBasement membrane-type materialType IVFibrillary acidic proteinYears of ageExpression of vimentinEpithelial-mesenchymal phenotypeCell of originNeural cell adhesion moleculeExpression of desminGrowth factor receptorOcular traumaImmunohistochemical phenotypeIntraocular neoplasmPathophysiologic similaritiesUndifferentiated sarcomaEpithelial neoplasiaIntraocular tumorsMelan A