Magnetic resonance imaging features of esthesioneuroblastoma in three dogs and one cat

Söffler, Charlotte; Hartmann, Antje; Gorgas, Daniela; Ludewig, Eberhard; von Pückler, Kerstin; Kramer, Martin; Schmidt, MJ (2016). Magnetic resonance imaging features of esthesioneuroblastoma in three dogs and one cat. Tierärztliche Praxis. Ausgabe K - Kleintiere, Heimtiere, 44(K)(5), pp. 333-340. Schattauer 10.15654/TPK-150963

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OBJECTIVE:

Esthesioneuroblastoma is a rare malignant intranasal tumor that originates from the olfactory neuroepithelium of the upper nasal cavity, and can destroy the cribriform plate and expand into the neurocranium. Descriptions of the magnetic resonance features of esthesioneuroblastomas in animals are scarce. The objectives of this study were to report the magnetic resonance imaging features of esthesioneuroblastomas in order to determine distinct imaging characteristics that may help distinguish it from other intracranial tumor types.

MATERIAL AND METHODS:

Magnetic resonance images of four patients with confirmed esthesioneuroblastomas were reviewed and compared with previously reported cases.

RESULTS:

The esthesioneuroblastomas appeared as oval-shaped, solitary lesions in the caudal nasal cavity that caused osteolysis of the cribriform plate and extended into the brain in all cases. Signal intensity was variable. Contrast enhancement was mild and varied from homogeneous to heterogeneous. A peripheral cystic component was found in two patients and was reported in only one previous case. Mass effect and white matter edema were marked to severe. Osteolysis of facial bones and extension into the facial soft tissues or retrobulbar space were not present in any of the cases, although this has been reported in the literature.

CONCLUSION:

A definitive diagnosis of esthesioneuroblastoma based on signal intensity or contrast behavior was not possible. Nevertheless, the presence of a mass in the caudal nasal cavity with extension into the neurocranium seems to be a feature highly suspicious of esthesioneuroblastoma. In contrast to other extra-cranial lesions, the extra-cranial mass was relatively small and destruction of facial bones seems to be rare.

Item Type:

Journal Article (Original Article)

Division/Institute:

05 Veterinary Medicine > Department of Clinical Veterinary Medicine (DKV) > DKV - Clinical Radiology
05 Veterinary Medicine > Research Foci > NeuroCenter
05 Veterinary Medicine > Department of Clinical Veterinary Medicine (DKV)

UniBE Contributor:

Hartmann, Antje, Schweizer, Daniela Esther

Subjects:

500 Science > 570 Life sciences; biology
500 Science > 590 Animals (Zoology)

ISSN:

1434-1239

Publisher:

Schattauer

Language:

English

Submitter:

Daniela Esther Schweizer

Date Deposited:

13 Dec 2016 15:15

Last Modified:

05 Dec 2022 15:00

Publisher DOI:

10.15654/TPK-150963

PubMed ID:

27385200

BORIS DOI:

10.7892/boris.90607

URI:

https://boris.unibe.ch/id/eprint/90607

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