Prognosis after surgical excision of cerebral meningiomas in cats: 17 cases (1986-1992).
Long-term follow-up information was obtained for 17 cats with cerebral meningiomas treated by surgical excision. Three cats died or were euthanatized in the immediate postoperative period: 2 cats, because of brain herniation and 1 cat, because of acute renal failure. In the remaining 14 cats, most clinical signs resolved within 1 week of surgery. Three cats (21.4%) had confirmed or presumed local tumor recurrence. Two of these cats developed recurrent neurologic signs, and died or were euthanatized at 3 and 9 months, respectively, after surgery. One cat was euthanatized for an unrelated problem 72 months after surgery, and on postmortem examination, had a recurrent meningioma at the surgery site. The remaining 11 cats (78.6%) did not develop evidence of local tumor recurrence within follow-up periods ranging from 18 to 47 months (median, 27 months).
Gallagher
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JG
Department of Surgery, School of Veterinary Medicine, Tufts University, North Grafton, MA 01536.
Berg
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J
Knowles
K E
KE
Williams
L L
LL
Bronson
R T
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D000818:Animals; D002371:Cat Diseases / Q000601:surgery*; D002415:Cats; D005065:Euthanasia / Q000662:veterinary; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D008297:Male; D008577:Meningeal Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery / Q000662:veterinary*; D008579:Meningioma / Q000601:surgery / Q000662:veterinary*; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local / Q000662:veterinary*; D009460:Neurologic Examination / Q000662:veterinary; D011379:Prognosis; D012189:Retrospective Studies