IMAGING DIAGNOSIS — MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING OF INTRACRANIAL INFLAMMATORY FIBROSARCOMA IN A MIXED BREED DOG |
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| Authors: | Elena Scarpante Viktor Palus Brian Alan Summers Abby Caine Giunio Bruto Cherubini |
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| Affiliation: | 1. Dick White Referrals, Cambridgeshire;2. Royal Veterinary College, London, UK |
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| Abstract: | An 8‐year‐old mixed‐breed dog presented with progressive behavioral changes and altered mentation. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of the brain revealed an olfactory and frontal lobe extra‐axial mass. The mass exhibited the following MRI signal intensity characteristics: T2W mixed, T1W iso‐ to hypointense, FLAIR hyperintense, and strong contrast enhancement. The mass was removed with cavitronic ultrasonic surgical aspirator (CUSA) assisted neurosurgery. Based on histopathological appearance and immunohistochemistry, the diagnosis of inflammatory fibrosarcoma was made. To our knowledge, this is the first report describing MRI characteristics of intracranial inflammatory fibrosarcoma in the veterinary literature. |
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| Keywords: | canine central nervous system inflammatory fibrosarcoma inflammatory pseudotumor magnetic resonance neoplasia |
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