Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Dog with spinal pain and leg weakness diagnosed with epidural
By Hoffmann, Marina Verena et al.·Published in Acta veterinaria Scandinavica·2013·Department of Small Animal Medicine and Surgery, Germany·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: Epidural myelolipoma in a Husky-cross: a case report.
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Plain-English summary
An 11.5-year-old male Husky-cross was brought to the vet because he was showing signs of increased sensitivity along his back and had some trouble with coordination in his back legs. An MRI revealed a mass in his spine, which was later confirmed to be an epidural myelolipoma, a type of tumor. Unfortunately, the decision was made to euthanize him due to the severity of his condition. This case highlights the importance of recognizing spinal issues in older dogs.
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Abstract
Epidural spinal myelolipoma was diagnosed in an 11.5-year-old castrated male Husky-cross that was evaluated at the veterinary teaching hospital due to progressive thoracolumbar spinal hyperaesthesia and mild proprioceptive pelvic limb ataxia. A focal, ill-defined mildly inhomogenous extradural mass lesion was detected by MRI. The dog was euthanized. At necropsy an extradurally located reddish mass of about 2.5 cm in diameter was present in the vertebral canal. The mass was identified histopathologically as an epidural myelolipoma.
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Search related cases →Original publication on PubMed: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/23557489/