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KMID : 1094020080250060514
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Journal of Veterinary Clinics
2008 Volume.25 No. 6 p.514 ~ p.517
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Long-term Chemotherapy with Hydroxyurea in a Dog with Suspected Intracranial Meningioma
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Jung Dong-In
Lim Chae-Young
Kang Byeong-Teck
Kim Ju-Won
Yoo Jong-Hyun
Park Hee-Myung
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Abstract
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A 9-year-old female mixed breed dog was presented due to cluster seizure episode. A mass in the frontal lobe was noted on brain magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). The dural tail sign was identified on contrast MR images. Based on MRI findings, intracranial meningioma was suspected strongly. The patient's symptom was controlled well by a combination therapy of hydroxyurea and prednisolone, and survived for fourteen months after diagnosis. This case report demonstrated that the clinical findings, imaging characteristics of a dog with suspected intracranial meningioma and long-term survival after hydroxyurea plus prednisolone therapy.
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KEYWORD
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hydroxyurea , magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) , meningioma , dog
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