Cerebellar vascular hamartoma in a British Shorthair cat

Catherine E Stalin; Nicolas Granger; Nick D Jeffery

doi:10.1016/j.jfms.2007.11.004

Cerebellar vascular hamartoma in a British Shorthair cat

J Feline Med Surg. 2008 Apr;10(2):206-11. doi: 10.1016/j.jfms.2007.11.004. Epub 2008 Feb 20.

Authors

Catherine E Stalin¹, Nicolas Granger, Nick D Jeffery

Affiliation

¹ Department of Veterinary Medicine, Cambridge University, Madingley Road, Cambridge CB3 0ES, United Kingdom. cet24@cam.ac.uk <cet24@cam.ac.uk>

PMID: 18243749
DOI: 10.1016/j.jfms.2007.11.004

Abstract

Cerebellar vascular hamartoma was diagnosed in a 16-month-old cat following magnetic resonance imaging and incisional biopsy. The clinical features were consistent with the cerebellar site of the lesion accompanied by signs attributable to cerebellar herniation through the foramen magnum and increased intra-cranial pressure. A lesion of this type represents a previously unreported differential diagnosis for central nervous system lesions in young cats.

Publication types

Case Reports
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Animals
Biopsy, Fine-Needle / veterinary
Cat Diseases / diagnosis*
Cat Diseases / pathology
Cats
Cerebellar Diseases / diagnosis
Cerebellar Diseases / pathology
Cerebellar Diseases / veterinary*
Cerebellum* / blood supply
Cerebellum* / pathology
Diagnosis, Differential
Fatal Outcome
Female
Hamartoma / diagnosis
Hamartoma / pathology
Hamartoma / veterinary*
Immunohistochemistry / veterinary
Magnetic Resonance Imaging / methods
Magnetic Resonance Imaging / veterinary