Publikationsdatenbank

Surgical approach for tentorial meningiomas in cats:
a review of six cases (2006)

Art

Zeitschriftenartikel / wissenschaftlicher Beitrag

Autoren

Forterre, Franck

Fritsch, Guido

Kaiser, Stephan

Matiasek, Kaspar

Brunnberg, Leo

Quelle

Journal of feline medicine and surgery : official journal of the European Society of Feline Medicine

Bandzählung: 8

Heftzählung: 4

Seiten: 227 – 233

ISSN: 1098-612x

Sprache

Englisch

Verweise

Pubmed: 16600654

Kontakt

Klein- und Heimtierklinik

Oertzenweg 19 b
14163 Berlin
+49 30 838 62422
kleintierklinik@vetmed.fu-berlin.de

Abstract / Zusammenfassung

The surgical technique for removal of tentorial meningiomas is described on six cats using a unilateral temporal supracerebellar transtentorial approach. Complete gross tumour resection was achieved in four of six cats. In one cat, only subtotal resection was achieved. One cat died shortly after surgery because of extensive cerebral haemorrhage. The surgical approach, combined with cisternal or ventricular cerebrospinal fluid puncture and an open-window technique (tumour fenestration and enucleation) provided sufficient visibility and tumour accessibility without excessive manipulation of the brain parenchyma. In all patients, a postoperative transient worsening of the clinical signs was observed. The neurological signs resolved with time with the exception of blindness in two cats. All five surviving cats were monitored for a mean follow-up time of 19 months (median 20 months; range 6-30 months). All patients died or were euthanased because of tumour regrowth within the follow-up period. Although challenging, surgical treatment is a useful therapeutic measure in the treatment of cats presenting with tentorial meningiomas.