Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Paraplegia in 8-month-old dog from rare spinal tumor
By Hespel, Adrien-Maxence et al.·Published in Veterinary medicine and science·2021·Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciences, United States·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: Features of a rare peripheral primitive neuroectodermal tumour arising from the thoracic spine in a juvenile canine patient.
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Plain-English summary
An 8-month-old Scottish deerhound was brought in unable to walk due to paralysis and suspected to have a lung mass. Imaging showed a large tumor in the chest that was pressing on the spinal cord and invading nearby muscles. Unfortunately, the dog did not survive, and the tumor was confirmed through further testing after death. This type of tumor is very rare in young dogs.
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Abstract
Peripheral primitive neuroectodermal tumours are rare tumours in juveniles. The current patient was a paraplegic 8-month-old Scottish deerhound with a suspected pulmonary mass. Radiographically, there was a large extrapleural mass within the mid-left hemithorax. On MRI, the mass was mainly hyperintense on T2-weighted images, isointense on T1-weighted images and was heterogeneously strongly contrast enhancing with a multilobulated appearance, spinal cord compression, paraspinal musculature invasion and intrathoracic extension. Those changes were confirmed on post-mortem, and the mass diagnosed based on immunohistochemistry.
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Search related cases →Original publication on PubMed: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33620146/