title: Computed tomographic diagnosis of unilateral cavernous sinus syndrome caused by a chondrosarcoma in a dog: a case report.
abstract: An eight-year old Rottweiler dog was presented with signs of enophthalmia, ptosis, anisocoria and mydriasis of the right eye, which showed visual disturbance, reduced or absent reflexes, and ophthalmoplegia. Consensual pupillary light reflex was also absent in the left eye. These neurological deficits were compatible with cavernous sinus syndrome. Computed tomography images of the cavernous sinus and the optical fissure revealed a mildly calcified mass arising from the right presphenoid bone extending further caudally into the orbital foramina. This extension of the mass affected the normal function of several cranial nerves. The dog was euthanased within one year of the initial presentation following development of forebrain signs. A chondrosarcoma was diagnosed histologically after necropsy.
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Medicina y Cirugía Animal, Facultad de Ciencias Experimentales y de la Salud, Universidad Cardenal Herrera-CEU Edificio Seminario, s/n. 46113 Moncada, Valencia, Spain.
authors.forename: Angel María
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Hernández-Guerra
authors.forename: María
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Del Mar López-Murcia
authors.forename: Alicia
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Planells
authors.forename: Juan Manuel
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Corpa
authors.forename: Fernando
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Liste
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002426:Cavernous Sinus / Q000473:pathology; D002813:Chondrosarcoma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000662:veterinary*; D004283:Dog Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D004285:Dogs; D005134:Eye Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000662:veterinary*; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000662:veterinary