Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Cerebellopontine angle meningioma expanding into the sella turcica in a dog.
- Journal:
- The Journal of veterinary medical science
- Year:
- 2004
- Authors:
- Kitagawa, Masato et al.
- Affiliation:
- Department of Preventive Veterinary Medicine and Animal Health · Japan
- Species:
- dog
Plain-English summary
A 10-year-old female poodle was brought to the vet because she was showing signs of weakness on her left side and had balance issues, along with a sunken eye and a shrinking cheek. An MRI scan showed a tumor at the base of her brain, which was pressing into an area called the sella turcica. The vets performed surgery to remove the tumor, but unfortunately, the dog did not wake up from the anesthesia and passed away. The tumor was identified as a type of brain tumor called a fibroblastic meningioma.
Abstract
A 10-year-old, female poodle was presented with left paresis and vestibular signs, following left enophthalmus and atrophy of the cheek. Magnetic resonance imaging revealed a mass along the base of the brain and extending from the left cerebellopontine angle to the sella turcica. The mass showed isointensity on the T1-weighted image and T2-weighted image, and was enhanced by contrast medium (Gd-DTPA). Although occipital craniotomy was carried out and the mass removed, the dog died without recovering from the anesthesia. The tumor was diagnosed pathologically as fibroblastic meningioma.
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