Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Neck tumor causing gait problems in 10-year-old dachshund
By Stigen, Øyvind et al.·Published in Acta veterinaria Scandinavica·2011·Department of Companion Animal Clinical Sciences·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: Cervical chondroid chordoma in a standard dachshund: a case report.
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Plain-English summary
A 10-year-old male standard dachshund was brought in for neck pain and trouble walking. After a thorough exam and imaging, the vet found a tumor pressing on the spinal cord in the neck area. The dog underwent surgery to relieve the pressure, and for a while, he had a good quality of life. Unfortunately, after 22 months, his symptoms returned, and he was euthanized 25 months after the surgery due to regrowth of the tumor. This case shows that surgery can provide temporary relief for this type of tumor in dogs.
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Abstract
A ten-year-old male standard dachshund was presented with a history of neck pain and progressive gait disturbances. Following a neurological examination and diagnostic imaging, including CT, a neoplastic lesion involving the third and fourth cervical vertebrae was suspected. The lesion included an extradural mass on the right side of the spinal canal causing a local compression of the cervical cord. Surgery, using a modified dorsal laminectomy procedure, was performed in order to decompress the cervical spinal cord. Histopathological examination of the extradural mass indicated that the tumour was a chondroid chordoma. Following discharge, the quality of life for the dog was very good for a sustained period, but clinical signs recurred at 22 months. The dog was euthanased 25 months post-surgery. On post-mortem examination, a regrowth of neoplastic tissue was found to have infiltrated the bone and spinal cord at C3-C4. This is the first report to show that palliative surgery can offer successful long-lasting treatment of chondroid chordoma of the cervical spine in the dog.
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Search related cases →Original publication on PubMed: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/22017812/