Muscular and collagenous cerebellar choristoma in a dog
- Author:
Angel RIPPLINGER
1
;
Stella Maris Pereira de MELO
;
Dênis Antonio FERRARIN
;
Marcelo Luís SCHWAB
;
Mathias Reginatto WRZESINSKI
;
Júlia da Silva RAUBER
;
Mariana Martins FLORES
;
Glaucia Denise KOMMERS
;
Alexandre MAZZANTI
Author Information
- Publication Type:Case Report
- From:Journal of Veterinary Science 2022;23(2):e30-
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
- Abstract: This report aims to describe the first case of muscular and collagenous choristoma in a dog. A 10-yr-old female mixed-breed dog presented with lateral recumbence, vocalization, positional vertical nystagmus, divergent strabismus, anisocoria, and status epilepticus. The clinical condition evolved to stupor and ultimately, death. Necropsy revealed a white mass causing an irregular increase in the volume of the cerebellar vermis. In histological analysis, a well circumscribed, unencapsulated mass was observed in the cerebellum, consisting of fibers of striated skeletal muscle and collagen fibers, mostly mineralized. Based on the histopathological and histochemical findings, a diagnosis of muscular and collagenous cerebellar choristoma was made.
