Microcystic Cerebral Neoplasm in a Nilgai Antelope (Boselaphus tragocamelus): Putative Microcystic Meningioma

Wolfram Breuer; Sebastian Brandner; Angela Hafner-Marx

doi:10.1016/j.jcpa.2021.05.007

Microcystic Cerebral Neoplasm in a Nilgai Antelope (Boselaphus tragocamelus): Putative Microcystic Meningioma

J Comp Pathol. 2021 Jul:186:69-72. doi: 10.1016/j.jcpa.2021.05.007. Epub 2021 Jun 27.

Authors

Wolfram Breuer¹, Sebastian Brandner², Angela Hafner-Marx³

Affiliations

¹ Bavarian Health and Food Safety Authority, Section of Veterinary Pathology, Oberschleißheim, Germany. Electronic address: wolfram.breuer@lgl.bayern.de.
² Division of Neuropathology, Queen Square Institute of Neurology, University College London, London, UK.
³ Bavarian Health and Food Safety Authority, Section of Veterinary Pathology, Oberschleißheim, Germany.

PMID: 34340806
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcpa.2021.05.007

Abstract

Tumours of the nervous system are rare in wild and captive mammals. In this report, we describe an intracranial, solid, space-occupying lesion originating from the meninges in a Nilgai antelope (Boselaphus tragocamelus). Histologically, the tumour had a conspicuous microcystic appearance with features similar to the histological subtype of microcystic meningioma described in humans. This is the first such tumour reported in this species.

Keywords: Nilgai antelope; artiodactyls; microcystic meningioma; neoplasia.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Animals
Antelopes*
Meningeal Neoplasms* / veterinary
Meningioma* / veterinary