title: Cerebral vascular hamartoma in a geriatric cat.
abstract: An 11-year-old castrated male domestic medium hair cat was presented with neurological signs consistent with a right thalamocortical lesion. Computed tomography (CT) images revealed a heterogeneously, hyperattenuating, poorly contrast enhancing intra-axial mass within the right lateral ventricle. The histological diagnosis at post-mortem examination was vascular hamartoma with hemorrhage and necrosis. This is the first report of a vascular hamartoma affecting the thalamocortex in a geriatric cat. Also, this is the first time that CT images of a feline cerebral vascular hamartoma have been reported.
authors.affiliation: Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA. martin-vaquero.1@osu.edu
authors.forename: Paula
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Martin-Vaquero
authors.forename: Sarah A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Moore
authors.forename: Kendra E
authors.initials: KE
authors.lastname: Wolk
authors.forename: Michael J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Oglesbee
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001927:Brain Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000662:veterinary*; D002371:Cat Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D002415:Cats; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D006222:Hamartoma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000662:veterinary*; D008297:Male