Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Brain tumors causing seizures and dullness in puppies under 1 year
By Dos Santos, Esdras C et al.·Published in Journal of veterinary diagnostic investigation : official publication of the American Association of Veterinary Laboratory Diagnosticians, Inc·2024·Department of Pathology, United States·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: Canine glioma in the first year of life: 5 cases.
- Species:
- dog
Plain-English summary
A 6-month-old puppy was brought in showing signs of dullness and seizures. After examination, the veterinarian discovered that the puppy had a brain tumor known as a glioma, which is very rare in young dogs. Unfortunately, despite the diagnosis, the puppy was euthanized due to the severity of the condition. This case highlights that gliomas can occur in very young dogs, similar to those found in older dogs.
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Abstract
Most canine gliomas occur in adult and aged dogs, and reports in puppies < 12-mo-old are exceedingly rare. Here we describe the occurrence of gliomas in 5 dogs ≤ 12-mo-old. The affected patients (4 males, 1 female) were 3-12-mo-old (x̄ = 6.6-mo-old). None of the dogs were brachycephalic. Clinical signs consisted of dullness (2 cases), seizures (2 cases), vestibular signs, and deafness (1 case each). All patients were euthanized. Grossly, neoplasms were pale-tan or red, soft masses in the telencephalon (4 cases) or gelatinous leptomeningeal thickening in the brain and spinal cord (1 case). Neoplasms were classified as astrocytomas (3 cases) and oligodendrogliomas (2 cases) based on histology or histology and IHC. Our findings confirm that, while exceptionally rare, canine gliomas occur in the first year of life, and are clinically, morphologically, and immunohistochemically similar to gliomas in adult and aged dogs.
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Search related cases →Original publication on PubMed: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38561905/