Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Cat with pituitary tumor causing one-sided eye nerve damage
By Allgoewer, I et al.·Published in Tierarztliche Praxis. Ausgabe K, Kleintiere/Heimtiere·1998·Klinik und Poliklinik fü, Germany·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: [Somatotropic pituitary adenoma with lesions of the oculomotor nerve in a cat].
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Plain-English summary
A 6.5-year-old male European Shorthair cat was brought in with problems related to eye movement due to a lesion on the oculomotor nerve. Imaging tests showed a mass in the pituitary gland, identified as a somatotropic adenoma, which is a type of tumor. Interestingly, this cat did not show typical signs of acromegaly (a condition caused by excess growth hormone) or high blood sugar, which are often seen in similar cases. This unique combination of symptoms has not been reported before, highlighting the complexity of diagnosing such conditions in cats.
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Abstract
A case of a 6.5-year-old castrated male European Shorthair Cat with an unilateral lesion of the oculomotor nerve is described. Nuclear magnetic resonance imaging revealed a mass in the area of the pituitary gland which could be identified as a somatotrope adenoma by immunochemistry. Unlike the feline somatotrope adenoma cases described in the literature this cat showed clinically no acromegalic features or hyperglycemia. An oculomotor nerve lesion in conjunction with a feline somatotropic pituitary adenoma has also not been described before.
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