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MRI findings of ependymoma in a 12‐month‐old cat
Author(s) -
Indzhova Viktoriya,
Erles Kerstin,
Brocal Josep
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
veterinary record case reports
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.165
H-Index - 4
ISSN - 2052-6121
DOI - 10.1002/vrc2.66
Subject(s) - medicine , neurological examination , vestibular system , lesion , ataxic gait , physical examination , ataxia , hydrocephalus , cerebellar hemisphere , anatomy , radiology , magnetic resonance imaging , surgery , psychiatry
A 12‐month‐old domestic shorthair cat was presented for a progressive 2‐week history of behavioural changes, difficulties in jumping, falling, leaning towards the right side and right‐sided head tilt. Neurological examination revealed a right‐sided head tilt, leaning to the right and vestibular ataxia. Hopping was reduced on the right thoracic and right pelvic limbs. The rest of the neurological and the physical examinations were unremarkable. The neuroanatomic localisation was consistent with a right central vestibular lesion. On MRI an intraventricular mass, causing mass effect was identified in the fourth ventricle. In T1‐weighted post‐contrast images, the lesion showed peripheral ring contrast enhancement, causing obstructive hydrocephalus and ventriculomegaly, creating a similar appearance to that previously described in feline infectious peritonitis. The mass was found to be ependymoma on the histopathological examination.