Gliomatosis cerebri in a dog

J Vet Med A Physiol Pathol Clin Med. 2006 Oct;53(8):435-8. doi: 10.1111/j.1439-0442.2006.00864.x.

Abstract

Gliomatosis cerebri is a rare tumourous disease of the central nervous system consisting of glial cells characterized by diffuse widespread infiltration and preservation of preformed brain structures. This report describes a case of gliomatosis cerebri in a 9-year-old, male, flat-coated retriever dog with central nervous symptoms. Magnetic resonance imaging of the brain demonstrated ill-defined hyperintense zones of paramedian white matter within the right cerebral hemisphere, brainstem and cerebellum. Histological examination showed a proliferation of tumour cells in the brain structures mentioned. Glial fibrillary acidic protein-immunohistochemistry revealed a lot of fibres positively stained. Based on these findings, the alteration was diagnosed as gliomatosis cerebri.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Brain / pathology*
  • Brain Neoplasms / diagnosis
  • Brain Neoplasms / pathology
  • Brain Neoplasms / veterinary*
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Dog Diseases / diagnosis*
  • Dog Diseases / pathology
  • Dogs
  • Fatal Outcome
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging / methods
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging / veterinary
  • Male