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Surgical treatment of feline intracranial meningiomas

Surgical treatment of feline intracranial meningiomas
  • To report clinical findings, complications, and outcomes following surgery for feline intracranial meningioma

Surgical excision is the treatment of choice for feline intracranial meningioma. This study aimed to report clinical findings, complications, and outcomes following surgery for feline intracranial meningioma. Medical records (01/2000-01/2017) of cats that underwent surgical excision of an intracranial meningioma at our institution were reviewed. Patient data included signalment, clinical signs, surgical technique, complications, histopathologic diagnosis, survival time, and owners' answers to a satisfaction questionnaire. Survival was assessed using the Kaplan-Meier method and log-rank test. Twenty-six cats were included in this study. The exact cause of death was known in 17 cases and was not related to meningioma in 9/17 ...

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