Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Dog with left front leg lameness lives years after spinal nerve tumor
By Bailey, C S·Published in Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association·1990·Veterinary Medical Teaching Hospital·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: Long-term survival after surgical excision of a schwannoma of the sixth cervical spinal nerve in a dog.
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Plain-English summary
A 5-year-old Shetland Sheepdog was brought to the vet because it was experiencing slowly worsening lameness in its left front leg. After a thorough examination and imaging tests, the vet found a tumor on the sixth cervical spinal nerve. The tumor was surgically removed, and the dog did well after the surgery. Three and a half years later, the dog was mostly back to normal, with only some mild changes in its gait and a small area of decreased feeling in the affected leg.
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Abstract
A schwannoma of the sixth cervical spinal nerve in a 5-year-old Shetland Sheepdog was surgically excised, sparing the thoracic limb and resulting in long-term survival. The dog had been referred because of slowly progressive left thoracic limb lameness. The lesion was localized to the left suprascapular and musculocutaneous nerves or the C6 and C7 spinal nerves on the basis of neurologic examination, electrodiagnostic examination, and myelography. Surgical exploration revealed a mass, which was excised and identified histologically as a schwannoma. Three and a half years later, the dog was normal except for mild gait abnormality, focal muscle atrophy, and a focal area of decreased cutaneous sensation of the left thoracic limb.
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Search related cases →Original publication on PubMed: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/2307614/