Long-term chemotherapy with lomustine of intracranial meningioma occurring in a miniature schnauzer.
A 14-year-old male miniature schnauzer was referred to us because it was circling to the right. A mass in the diencephalon was noted on brain magnetic resonance images. The dura was thickened with marked linear enhancement after contrast administration. Based on diagnostic image analysis, this lesion strongly suggested meningioma. The patient's symptoms were well controlled by a combination therapy of prednisolone and lomustine (CCNU), and survived for thirteen months after diagnosis. This case was diagnosed as a meningioma based on histopathological findings. This report describes the clinical findings, imaging characteristics, and pathologic features of a diencephalic and mesencephalic meningioma and long-term survival after lomustine and prednisolone therapy.
Jung
Dong-In
DI
Department of Veterinary Internal Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, Konkuk University, Korea.
Kim
Ha-Jung
HJ
Park
Chul
C
Kim
Ju-Won
JW
Kang
Byeong-Teck
BT
Lim
Chae-Young
CY
Park
Eun-Hee
EH
Sur
Jung-Hyang
JH
Seo
Min-Ho
MH
Hahm
Dae-Hyun
DH
Park
Hee-Myung
HM