Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Cat with spinal granular cell tumor causing paralysis and bladder
By Valentini, A et al.·Published in The Journal of small animal practice·2020·Department of Animal Medicine, Italy·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: Intradural extramedullary granular cell tumour in a cat.
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- cat
Plain-English summary
A 7-year-old domestic shorthair cat was brought to the vet because it was having trouble walking, couldn't jump, had a paralyzed tail, and was unable to urinate. The vet found signs of a spinal issue and an MRI revealed a tumor in the spine. Unfortunately, the cat was diagnosed with a granular cell tumor, which is a rare type of tumor in cats. This case highlights the importance of early diagnosis for spinal tumors, but specific treatment outcomes were not detailed in the report.
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Abstract
A 7-year-old domestic shorthair cat was evaluated for progressive paraparesis, inability to jump, a paralysed tail and inability to void the bladder. Neurologic examination was consistent with a L4-S3 localisation. Survey radiographs of the lumbar vertebral column revealed L4-L7 vertebral body remodelling. A pre-contrast T1-weighted hyperintense, diffusely enhancing intradural lesion extending from L4 to S1 vertebral bodies was detected by MRI. Large, mesenchymal, round-to-polygonal cells arranged in nests or sheets were found on histologic examination at post mortem. These cells were characterised by abundant intracytoplasmic PAS-positive, diastase-resistant granules and positive immunoexpression of vimentin, S-100, neuron-specific enolase and desmin. This is the first report of a spinal granular cell tumour in a cat.
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Search related cases →Original publication on PubMed: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29745421/