Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Dog with spinal cord tumor causing hind leg weakness
By Lewis, D D et al.·Published in Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association·1991·Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: Extradural spinal liposarcoma in a dog.
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Plain-English summary
An 8-year-old female Doberman Pinscher was brought to the vet because she was having trouble walking and her back legs were weak. Tests showed that a mass was pressing on her spinal cord, so the vet performed surgery to remove the tumor. The tumor was identified as a type of cancer called myxoid liposarcoma. After the surgery, the dog's walking improved, but unfortunately, her condition worsened again about seven months later, leading to her being euthanized.
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Abstract
An 8-year-old female Doberman Pinscher was examined because of progressive, asymmetric, ambulatory caudal paraparesis. Myelography revealed extradural left ventrolateral spinal cord compression over the first and second lumbar vertebral bodies. A left hemilaminectomy, extending from the thirteenth thoracic to the second lumbar vertebrae, was done, and an extradural mass was removed. The tumor was identified histologically as myxoid liposarcoma. The dog's neurologic function improved gradually after surgery; however, at 7 months after surgery, hind limb neurologic function deteriorated rapidly over a 5-week period, presumably because of local recurrence of the tumor. The dog was euthanatized; necropsy was not permitted.
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Search related cases →Original publication on PubMed: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/1778745/