A rare type of meningioma found in one dog
Original title: Atypical angiomatous meningioma with E-cadherin-positive inclusion bodies in a dog.
How far along is this research?
- Lab cells
- Animals
- Review
- Tested in people
This was done in animals, not people. Most findings at this stage never become treatments.
This was microscope work on tissue from one dog, not a treatment tested in people.
The short version
Vets removed a brain tumor from one dog and found unusual clumps inside the tumor cells.
What was studied. An 11-year-old toy poodle was walking oddly. A scan showed a mass near the base of the brain. Surgeons removed it. Then they studied the tissue under microscopes.
What they found. The tumor was a meningioma. It had small nests of tumor cells with a lot of blood vessel tissue between them. Many of the cells held round clumps that pushed the center of the cell to one side. Tests showed these clumps contained a protein called E-cadherin. A stronger microscope showed the clumps were made of folded, membrane-like layers.
What this means, and what it doesn't
What it could mean: For a patient, this does not change anything about care today. It is a single case report in an animal. It adds one small detail to what scientists know about how meningioma cells can look under a microscope.
What it doesn't mean: This is not a treatment and it is not a cure. No drug or therapy was tested here. This was one dog, not a person. The work was done on tissue under a microscope after surgery. That is very far from anything a doctor could offer you.
Source: PubMed, August 6, 2026 · Read the original
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