Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Dog with spinal cord tumor causing hind leg paralysis
By Macri, N P et al.·Published in Journal of the American Animal Hospital Association·1997·Purdue University, United States·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: Canine spinal nephroblastoma.
- Species:
- dog
Plain-English summary
An eight-month-old female mixed-breed dog was brought to the vet because she couldn't use her back legs, a problem that developed over two to three weeks without any injury. X-rays didn't show any issues, but a special imaging test revealed a mass in her spinal cord. The vet performed surgery to remove the mass, which turned out to be nephroblastoma (a type of tumor). After the surgery, the dog was able to walk again and, 22 months later, she is still doing well and healthy.
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Abstract
An eight-month-old, female, mixed-breed dog was presented with bilateral hind-limb paralysis that reportedly developed over a two-to-three week period and was not associated with trauma. Plain radiographs of the spinal column were unremarkable, and a myelogram outlined an intramedullary mass of the spinal cord at the first lumbar (L1) vertebra. A hemilaminectomy was performed, and a mass that was identified histologically as nephroblastoma was excised from the spinal cord. Following surgery, the dog became fully ambulatory, and at 22 months postsurgery she remains clinically normal. The diagnosis, treatment, progression, histogenesis, and pathology of canine nephroblastoma are discussed.
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Search related cases →Original publication on PubMed: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/9204464/