Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
IMAGING DIAGNOSIS-VERTEBRAL POLYOSTOTIC LYMPHOMA IN A GERIATRIC DOG.
- Journal:
- Veterinary radiology & ultrasound : the official journal of the American College of Veterinary Radiology and the International Veterinary Radiology Association
- Year:
- 2016
- Authors:
- Kornder, Julie et al.
- Affiliation:
- Department of Small Animal Medicine & Surgery · United States
- Species:
- dog
Abstract
A 9-year-old spayed female Scottish terrier presented with an 8-day history of progressive paraparesis. Neurological examination suggested a painful T3-L3 myelopathy. Multifocal uniform contrast-enhancing masses involving the vertebral bodies, pedicles, laminae, and spinous processes of two vertebrae and compressing the spinal cord were present on MRI. Fluoroscopic-guided fine needle aspiration of one of the vertebral lesions revealed a predominantly lymphoblastic population of cells compatible with a diagnosis of lymphoma. To the authors' knowledge, this represents the first published case of canine lymphoma with vertebral involvement, characterized with MRI.
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