Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Dog with rare spinal brain tumor showing nodules on MRI
By Giron, Céline et al.·Published in The Canadian veterinary journal = La revue veterinaire canadienne·2020·Dé·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: Diffuse meningeal oligodendrogliomatosis characterized by spinal intra-parenchymal nodules on magnetic resonance imaging in a dog.
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Plain-English summary
A young female Cane Corso was brought to the vet with neurological symptoms, and an MRI showed unusual nodules in her spinal cord. The vet found that these nodules were linked to a rare brain tumor called meningeal oligodendrogliomatosis. This condition can be hard to diagnose because its symptoms can look like other issues, but the MRI helped identify the problem. Unfortunately, the outcome for this dog was not mentioned, but recognizing this type of tumor can help vets provide better care for similar cases in the future.
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Abstract
Meningeal oligodendrogliomatosis is a relatively rare neoplasm in dogs. Ante-mortem diagnosis is difficult due to nonspecific neurologic signs overlapping other conditions. The only reported consistent feature is a high level of protein in the cerebrospinal fluid. Veterinary literature offers only 1 case report with magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of canine spinal meningeal oligodendrogliomatosis in a single dog. In contrast to the predominant diffuse meningeal enhancement shown in that report, we present the case of a young female cane corso dog with marked nodular invasion of the spinal cord on MRI, confirmed by histopathology to be consistent with diffuse meningeal oligodendrogliomatosis. Key clinical message: Meningeal oligodendrogliomatosis should be a differential diagnosis when marked nodular invasion of the spinal cord is seen on MRI, both with and without meningeal enhancement.
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Search related cases →Original publication on PubMed: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33299250/