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1 September 2015 MEDULLOBLASTOMA IN A GRIZZLY BEAR (URSUS ARCTOS HORRIBLIS)
Jeffrey W. Mitchell, Stephanie A. Thomovsky, Annie V. Chen, Arthur W. Layton, Gary Haldorson, Russell L. Tucker, Gregory Roberts
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Abstract

A 3-yr-old female spayed grizzly bear (Ursus arctos horribilis) was evaluated for seizure activity along with lethargy, inappetence, dull mentation, and aggressive behavior. Magnetic resonance (MR) examination of the brain revealed a contrast-enhanced right cerebellar mass with multifocal smaller nodules located in the left cerebellum, thalamus, hippocampus, and cerebrum with resultant obstructive hydrocephalus. Cerebrospinal fluid analysis revealed mild mononuclear pleocytosis, with differentials including inflammatory versus neoplastic processes. Blood and cerebrospinal fluid were also submitted for polymerase chain reaction and agar gel immunodiffusion to rule out infectious causes of meningitis/encephalitis. While awaiting these results, the bear was placed on steroid and antibiotic therapy. Over the next week, the bear deteriorated; she died 1 wk after MR. A complete postmortem examination, including immunohistochemisty, revealed the cerebellar mass to be a medulloblastoma. This is the only case report, to the authors' knowledge, describing a medulloblastoma in a grizzly bear.

Copyright 2015 by American Association of Zoo Veterinarians
Jeffrey W. Mitchell, Stephanie A. Thomovsky, Annie V. Chen, Arthur W. Layton, Gary Haldorson, Russell L. Tucker, and Gregory Roberts "MEDULLOBLASTOMA IN A GRIZZLY BEAR (URSUS ARCTOS HORRIBLIS)," Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine 46(3), 624-628, (1 September 2015). https://doi.org/10.1638/2014-0118.1
Received: 12 June 2014; Published: 1 September 2015
KEYWORDS
cerebrospinal fluid
grizzly bear
magnetic resonance imaging
medulloblastoma
Ursus arctos horribilis
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