Clinical and magnetic resonance imaging features of lymphoma involving the nervous system in cats.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Lymphoma is the most common spinal cord neoplasm and second most common intracranial tumor in cats, but description of specific magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) features is lacking.

Objective

Describe the clinical and MRI features of lymphoma affecting the central (CNS) or peripheral (PNS) nervous system or both in cats.

Animals

Thirty-one cats with confirmed cytological or histopathological diagnosis or both of lymphoma involving the CNS or PNS or both, and MRI findings of the lesions.

Methods

Multicenter retrospective descriptive study. Signalment and medical information were recorded. Magnetic resonance imaging findings were reviewed by 3 observers following a list of predefined criteria and consensus was sought. Frequency distributions of the dif

SUBMITTER: Durand A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8965233 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature