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MALIGNANT PERIPHERAL NERVE SHEATH TUMOR IN A CAT
Author(s) -
Watrous Barbara J.,
Lipscomb Thomas P.,
Heidel Jerry R.,
Normal Lindsay M.
Publication year - 1999
Publication title -
veterinary radiology and ultrasound
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.541
H-Index - 60
eISSN - 1740-8261
pISSN - 1058-8183
DOI - 10.1111/j.1740-8261.1999.tb00892.x
Subject(s) - medicine , pathology , peripheral nervous system , cats , lesion , malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumor , nerve sheath , anatomy , immunohistochemistry , presentation (obstetrics) , peripheral , cranial nerves , central nervous system , radiology , schwannoma , endocrinology
A report of a cat with a cranial tumor of nerve sheath origin is presented. The cranial mass, with a cyst‐like character on presentation to the referring veterinarian suggested a benign lesion, but the clinical course was rapid and indicative of central nervous system involvement. The tumor was poorly differentiated by histologic examination, but immunohistochemistry was consistent with Schwann cell origin. Features of peripheral nerve sheath tumors in cats and other species are briefly discussed.