Canine meningioma: Case report

Authors

  • Lourival De sousa brito pereira Uninassau
  • Homero Firmo Pessoa Universidade Federal Rural de Pernambuco
  • Gabriela de Paiva Sousa Universidade Maurício de Nassau
  • Lucilo Bioni da Fonsêca Filho Universidade Federal Rural de Pernambuco
  • Ana Luisa Guimarães Bessa Universidade Maurício de Nassau
  • Priscilla Virginio de Albuquerque Universidade Federal Rural de Pernambuco
  • Silvia Fernanda de Alcantara Universidade Federal Rural de Pernambuco
  • JúlioCézar dos Santos Nascimento Universidade Maurício de Nassau
  • Marleyne José Afonso Accioly Lins Amorim Universidade Federal Rural de Pernambuco

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.22256/pubvet.v12n2a26.1-4

Keywords:

convulsion, lomustine, intracranial neoplasia

Abstract

Meningioma is the most common intracranial neoplasia in dogs in the veterinary clinic, in most cases it has a benign nature, and may arise in any of the three meninges that cover and protect the central nervous system. The main clinical sign of meningioma is seizure, but behavioral alterations have been reported frequently in the literature. Lomustine, because it is highly soluble in lipids, reaches high concentrations in the brain-spinal fluid allowing it to be used as a chemotherapeutic protocol for patients with meningioma. The objective of this work was to report a case of intracranial meningioma in a poodle dog at the age of ten, highlighting its clinical evolution, presumptive diagnosis and therapeutic behavior.

Published

2018-01-10

Issue

Section

Medicina veterinária

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