Rouven Wannemacher, Anna Knebel, Holger A Volk, Florian Hansmann
BMC veterinary research 2022 Jun 27This case report describes the clinical presentation, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) as well as the histopathological findings in an elderly cat with an intracranial cholesterol granuloma. An 11.5-year-old, male neutered cat was presented at the emergency service with deteriorating behavioral changes including aggression, and progressive generalized ataxia. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of the brain revealed a large, well demarcated, inhomogeneous and contrast enhancing mass in the lateral ventricles with marked mass effect. Due to a poor clinical prognosis, the cat was euthanized. Histological examination identified the mass as a bilateral cholesterol granuloma in the choroid plexus of the lateral ventricles. Although plexus cholesterol granulomas are rarely seen in cats, they should be considered as a differential diagnosis in elderly patients with neurological signs such as behavioral changes. © 2022. The Author(s).
Rouven Wannemacher, Anna Knebel, Holger A Volk, Florian Hansmann. Cholesterol granuloma in the choroid plexus of a cat. BMC veterinary research. 2022 Jun 27;18(1):249
PMID: 35761292
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