Acquired cervical syringomyelia secondary to a brainstem meningioma in a maltese dog.
A 15-year-old female maltese was referred to us because of a 3-month history of ataxia, circling, and acute blindness. A mass was noted in the brainstem on brain magnetic resonance images. A cerebellar herniation was also detected on T1-weighted sagittal images. The lateral, third and fourth ventricles and central canal of the cervical spinal cord were enlarged. Based on diagnostic imaging findings, cervical syringomyelia secondary to a brainstem tumor was suspected. The clinical signs were controlled well by lomustine and the dog survived for 8 months after the initial diagnosis. The mass was diagnosed as a meningioma based on histopathological findings. This report describes the clinical findings and imaging characteristics of an acquired syringomyelia resulting from a brainstem meningioma.
Jung
Dong-In
DI
Department of Veterinary Internal Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, Konkuk University, Seoul, South Korea.
Park
Chul
C
Kang
Byeong-Teck
BT
Kim
Ju-Won
JW
Kim
Ha-Jung
HJ
Lim
Chae-Young
CY
Jeong
Soon-Wuk
SW
Park
Hee-Myung
HM
D000818:Animals; D004283:Dog Diseases / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000473:pathology*; D004285:Dogs; D005260:Female; D008130:Lomustine / Q000627:therapeutic use; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000662:veterinary; D008577:Meningeal Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology / Q000662:veterinary*; D008579:Meningioma / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology / Q000662:veterinary*; D013595:Syringomyelia / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology / Q000662:veterinary*
D008130:Lomustine