Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Spinal pain in Silken Windhound caused by epidural myelolipoma
By Ierardi, Rosalie A et al.·Published in Veterinary clinical pathology·2022·Department of Veterinary Pathobiology, United States·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: Epidural myelolipoma in a Silken Windhound.
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Plain-English summary
A 12-year-old female Silken Windhound was brought to the vet after showing signs of lethargy and pain in her neck and lower back for three months. Tests didn’t show any major issues, but an MRI revealed a soft tissue mass in her spine. During surgery, the vet found a pale brown mass in the epidural fat, which was identified as a myelolipoma (a type of fatty tumor). After the surgery, the dog's spinal pain went away, and she felt much better.
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Abstract
A 12-year-old female spayed, Silken Windhound dog was presented with a 3-month history of lethargy and cervical and lumbosacral spinal pain. No significant abnormalities were noted on CBC or serum biochemical assays. Magnetic resonance imaging of the spine demonstrated a soft tissue mass within the ventral and right epidural space at the level of the L7 vertebra. During surgery, a pale brown mass was identified within the epidural fat. Cytologic and histopathologic examinations demonstrated that the mass was composed of adipose tissue and hematopoietic elements, consistent with a myelolipoma. The lumbosacral spinal pain resolved after surgery. Epidural myelolipomas are rarely reported in the human and veterinary literature.
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Search related cases →Original publication on PubMed: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35288963/