Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Cat with spinal tumor surgery shows no problems after 3 years
By Tamura, Shinji et al.·Published in Journal of feline medicine and surgery·2013·1Tamura Animal Clinic, Japan·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: Long-term follow-up of surgical treatment of spinal anaplastic astrocytoma in a cat.
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Plain-English summary
A 10-year-old spayed female cat started having trouble moving her legs and was in pain for about a month before she became completely unable to move for four days. After an MRI, vets found a large tumor in her spine, which they surgically removed. The tumor was identified as an anaplastic astrocytoma, a type of brain tumor. Three weeks after the surgery, she showed no signs of neurological problems, and a follow-up MRI three and a half years later showed that the tumor had not returned.
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Abstract
A 10-year-old spayed female chinchilla feline presented with gradually progressive tetraparesis and cervical pain that had begun 1 month before the onset of a 4-day tetraplegic episode. Magnetic resonance imaging revealed a large elliptical intramedullary mass at the fourth cervical vertebrae. The mass was removed surgically and diagnosed as an anaplastic astrocytoma. No neurological abnormalities were observed 3 weeks postsurgery. Magnetic resonance at 3.5 year follow-up revealed neither mass regrowth nor recurrence of signs.
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Search related cases →Original publication on PubMed: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/23428584/