Table 1 Reported occurrence of intracranial cholesterol granulomas in different species with presumably predisposing lesions. Intracranial cholesterol graulomas are most frequently described in horses. In cats, intra-axial cholesterol granulomas are commonly associated with meningioma 

cat

1

Forebrain

Meningioma

[12]

cat

1

Extra-axially, falx cerebri

-

[4]

cat

1

Choroid plexus

Meningioma

[13]

cat

1

Extra-axially, falx cerebri

-

[14]

cat

1

Third ventricle

Meningioma

[15]

horse

3

Choroid plexus

-

[8]

horse

1

Lateral ventricles

-

[11]

horse

1

Lateral ventricles

-

[10]

horse

4

Lateral ventricles

-

[9]

dog

1

Intracranial

-

[16]

dog

1

Intracranial

-

[17]