Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Dog with two brain tumors causing seizures and stumbling
By Espino, Luciano et al.·Published in Acta veterinaria Hungarica·2009·Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences, Spain·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: First report of the simultaneous occurrence of choroid plexus papilloma and meningioma in a dog.
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Plain-English summary
A 7-year-old spayed female English Cocker Spaniel was brought to the vet after showing signs of lethargy, stumbling, circling, and having two seizures over the past week. Tests revealed two brain tumors: one in the right lateral ventricle and another in the right frontal lobe. Unfortunately, the prognosis was poor, and the owner chose to euthanize the dog rather than pursue treatment. A postmortem examination confirmed that one tumor was a meningioma and the other was a choroid plexus papilloma, marking a rare case of both tumors occurring together in a dog.
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Abstract
A 7-year-old spayed female English Cocker Spaniel was examined because of a 1-week history of lethargy, stumbling over objects and circling, and the presence of two tonic-clonic generalised seizures two days before presentation. The neurological signs suggested a lesion involving the right forebrain. Computed tomography revealed the presence of two intracranial masses, one located inside the right lateral ventricle and the other located in the right frontal lobe attached to the falx cerebri. Because of the poor prognosis, the owner refused to continue with the therapy and the dog was euthanised. On postmortem examination one mass was diagnosed histologically as a meningioma and the other as a papilloma of the choroid plexus. Information in the veterinary literature on multiple malignancies affecting the central nervous system is very limited. To the best of the authors' knowledge, the association of meningioma and choroid plexus papilloma has never been reported either in the human or in the veterinary medical literature.
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Search related cases →Original publication on PubMed: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/19635711/