Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Dog with brain tumor causing circling and seizures in left hemisphere
By Katayama, K I et al.·Published in The Journal of veterinary medical science·2001·Department of Veterinary Pathology, Japan·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: A case of canine primitive neuroectodermal tumor (PNET).
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Plain-English summary
A 2-year-old female Golden Retriever was brought in for circling behavior and seizures. An MRI revealed a tumor on the left side of her brain that was damaging the surrounding bone. Unfortunately, the severity of the tumor led to the decision to euthanize her, and a necropsy confirmed it was a primitive neuroectodermal tumor (PNET), which is a type of brain cancer.
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Abstract
A 2-year and 6 month-old, female, Golden Retriever showed circling behavior and seizure. By magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) examination, a mass was found on the surface of the left cerebral hemisphere, invading to the left temporal muscle. The skull bone between them was destroyed. The dog was euthanized and necropsied. Histologically, the mass contained a lot of undifferentiated anaplastic cells, forming Homer-Wright rosettes and pseudopalisading patterns. Thus, the case was diagnosed as primitive neuroectodermal tumor (PNET).
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Search related cases →Original publication on PubMed: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/11217053/