Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Dog with spinal cord compression from infiltrative lipoma and surgery
By Kimura, Shintaro et al.·Published in The Journal of veterinary medical science·2018·The United Graduate School of Veterinary Sciences, Japan·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: Infiltrative lipoma causing vertebral deformation and spinal cord compression in a dog.
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Plain-English summary
A 4-year-old male Bernese mountain dog was brought to the vet because he had been weak on his right side for a year. Scans showed a large fatty tumor pressing on his spine, which was causing the weakness. The vet removed the tumor in surgery, but the dog still had issues moving afterward, so he had a second surgery to help. Although he regained some ability to walk, he sadly passed away about seven months later, despite receiving radiation therapy after the surgeries.
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Abstract
A 4-year-old, male Bernese mountain dog was evaluated for a 1-year history of right hemiparesis. Computed tomography revealed a large hypoattenuating mass severely deforming the C5 vertebral arch, invading the C6 spinal canal, and causing spinal cord compression. The signal characteristics of magnetic resonance imaging indicated a lesion composed of adipose tissue. The mass was removed via right hemilaminectomy, and histopathological examination confirmed it was an infiltrative lipoma. The compressive lesion remained unresolved, so the dog underwent a second operation, after which he regained some ambulatory function. Although postoperative adjunctive radiation therapy was performed, the dog died 201 days after the first operation.
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Search related cases →Original publication on PubMed: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30404953/