[Somatotropic pituitary adenoma with lesions of the oculomotor nerve in a cat].
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.
Klinik und Poliklinik für kleine Haustiere an der FU Berlin.
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Allgoewer
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Grevel
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Philipp
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Schmidt
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Brunnberg
D000236:Adenoma / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology / Q000662:veterinary*; D000818:Animals; D002371:Cat Diseases / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology*; D002415:Cats; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000662:veterinary; D008297:Male; D015878:Mydriasis / Q000209:etiology / Q000662:veterinary*; D009802:Oculomotor Nerve / Q000473:pathology*; D010911:Pituitary Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology / Q000662:veterinary*