Open AccessMultiple malignant meningiomas in a young cat : case report
Author(s) -
Remo Lobetti,
J. W. Nesbit,
Daniel Miller
Publication year - 1997
Publication title -
journal of the south african veterinary association
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.535
H-Index - 31
eISSN - 2224-9435
pISSN - 1019-9128
DOI - 10.4102/jsava.v68i2.872
Subject(s) - prednisolone , cyclophosphamide , vincristine , medicine , chemotherapy , ataxia , paralysis , autopsy , lymphoma , combination chemotherapy , malignant lymphoma , pathology , surgery , psychiatry
A 2-year-old cat was presented with generalised muscle tremors and progressive fore- and hindlimb ataxia, 5 months after the initiation of chemotherapy for thymic lymphoma. The lymphoma was treated with combination chemotherapy (cyclophosphamide, vincristine and prednisolone), which resulted in remission. The neurological signs progressed to paralysis and the cat subsequently died. On autopsy, multiple meningiomas were diagnosed, which is an unusual finding. It is possible that the lymphoma chemotherapy resulted in the development of the multiple meningiomas as secondary malignancies.