Abstrakt
Meningiomas and gliomas are the two most common types of human intracranial tumors. However, meningiomas are not exclusively human tumors and are often seen in dogs and cats.
In the treatment of dog meningiomas, there remains a lack of clarity about surgical treatment. Radiation, chemotherapy, and even stereotactic radiosurgery are often recommended while observation and euthanasia are viable options.
Despite the same histological features as humans, dog meningiomas are always considered a malignant disease and treated as such. In the past 5 years, we have had an opportunity to treat 11 dogs by surgery alone.
We believe our experience might be of some interest not only to veterinary doctors but also to human neurosurgeons. We, therefore, feel it worthwhile to report our experiences in this surgical field.