Atypically located arachnoid cyst in a five-year-old cat. (January 2023)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Schuwerk, Lukas; Lemke, Laura; Hünerfauth, Enrice; Hewicker-Trautwein, Marion
• Is Part Of: Journal of comparative pathology. Volume 200(2023)
• Page Start: 46
• Page End: 50
• Publication Date: 2023-01
• Subjects: arachnoid cyst -- brain -- cats -- cavity -- central nervous system -- magnetic resonance imaging -- piriform lobe; Veterinary pathology -- Periodicals; Veterinary therapeutics -- Periodicals; Pathology, Comparative -- Periodicals; Therapeutics -- Periodicals; Pathology, Veterinary -- Periodicals; 636.089607
• DOI: 10.1016/j.jcpa.2022.12.002
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0021-9975

Abstract

ABSTRACT: Arachnoid cysts are cystic lesions that occur in spinal or intracranial locations in the leptomeningeal space. Four intracranial cases have been described in cats, three of which were diagnosed by imaging techniques alone. We now report the clinical, gross and histopathological findings in a 5-year-old, male-neutered European Shorthair cat that presented with chronic, asymmetrical encephalopathy. Using magnetic resonance imaging, a focal, fluid-filled cavity that did not show contrast enhancement was identified in the left temporal and piriform lobes. Necropsy confirmed the presence of a cystic, meningeal cavity filled with clear, serous fluid. Histologically, the cyst had an irregular, hypereosinophilic surface and single psammoma bodies with moderate perivascular oedema in the adjacent neuroparenchyma. Immunohistochemical evidence of meningeal tissue surrounding the cyst confirmed the diagnosis of an arachnoid cyst, which should be considered as a differential diagnosis of intracranial, fluid-filled cavities.