Diagnosis of an intracranial lesion in a dog

dc.contributor.author	Beverly, Jeffrey D.
dc.date.accessioned	2013-01-03T21:28:26Z
dc.date.available	2013-01-03T21:28:26Z
dc.date.issued	2012-12-05
dc.description.abstract	Definitive ante-mortem diagnosis of intracranial lesions is not without inherent technical and diagnostic challenges. The introduction of new technology, such as MRI guided, minimally invasive brain biopsy, has improved diagnostic ability; however, even with lesion biopsy, discerning between etiologies is not always guaranteed. This report describes the case of a dog with diffuse central nervous system disease. Magnetic Resonance Imaging detected two contrast enhancing lesions, one in the cerebellum, and on in the forebrain. A BrainSight stereotactic ante-mortem biopsy was obtained from the cerebellar lesion, revealing an infiltrate of histiocytic cells, mixed with fewer lymphocytes and plasma cells, consistent either was granulomatous inflammation or a histiocytic neoplasm. The patient continued to decline rapidly, and was humanely euthanized. On necropsy, the lesions were examined more closely, identifying a neoplastic process, and making a definitive diagnosis of malignant histiocytosis.
dc.identifier.uri	https://hdl.handle.net/1813/30850
dc.language.iso	en_US	en_US
dc.relation.ispartofseries	Senior seminar paper
dc.relation.ispartofseries	Seminar SF610.1 2013
dc.subject	Dogs -- Diseases -- Diagnosis -- Case studies	en_US
dc.title	Diagnosis of an intracranial lesion in a dog	en_US
dc.type	term paper	en_US

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