Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Dog with neck spinal cyst and brain tumor improves after chemo
By Szabo, D et al.·Published in The Journal of small animal practice·2012·Southern Counties Veterinary Specialists·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: Cervicothoracic syringohydromyelia associated with a prosencephalic mass in a dog.
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Plain-English summary
A 5-year-old female boxer was brought in with neurological issues, including weakness and coordination problems, due to a brain mass causing a condition called syringohydromyelia (fluid-filled cavities in the spinal cord). The veterinarian treated her with corticosteroids and a chemotherapy drug called lomustine. After three months, her neurological symptoms improved significantly, and follow-up imaging showed that both the brain mass and the syringohydromyelia had shrunk. This case is notable as it’s the first time a dog with this specific condition has shown improvement solely from chemotherapy.
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Abstract
A five-year-old, female, neutered boxer, with neuroanatomical signs consistent with a C1-C5 myelopathy, was diagnosed with a prosencephalic mass and associated severe cervicothoracic syringohydromyelia. After treatment with corticosteroids and lomustine, neurological examination was normal. Imaging repeated three months later showed significant reduction in both the size of the mass and the syringohydromyelia. To the authors' knowledge, this is the first reported case of a dog with syringohydromyelia secondary to a rostral brain mass that had clinical signs on presentation solely due to the syrinx, and the first reported case in a dog of partial resolution of syringohydromyelia after treatment solely with chemotherapy.
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