Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Dog with lumbar pain diagnosed with nerve inflammation after disc
By Mouradian-Darby, A E et al.·Published in The Journal of small animal practice·2014·Kingsland Boulevard Animal Clinic, United States·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: Lymphocytic ganglioneuritis secondary to intervertebral disc extrusion in a dog.
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Plain-English summary
A 4-year-old spayed female dachshund was brought in for severe back pain and underwent an MRI, which showed a mass near her spine that looked like a tumor. After surgery to remove the mass, it was found to be related to a slipped disc causing inflammation in the nerve tissue. The dog was diagnosed with lymphocytic ganglioneuritis (inflammation of nerve cells) due to the disc issue. Following the surgery and treatment, the dog showed improvement in her condition.
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Abstract
This study presents a case of lymphocytic ganglioneuritis in a dog secondary to intervertebral disc extrusion that mimicked a peripheral nerve sheath tumour on magnetic resonance imaging. A four-year-old spayed female dachshund with lumbar pain was imaged via magnetic resonance. A tubular, space-occupying, contrast-enhancing lesion was noted in the right intervertebral foramen at L6 to L7. This was presumed to represent focal enlargement of the right sixth lumbar spinal nerve. A right-sided haemilaminectomy was performed at L6 to L7 and material that grossly resembled extruded nucleus pulposus was removed. The right L6 dorsal root ganglion, dorsal nerve root and proximal spinal nerve were severely enlarged and a partial thickness biopsy was collected from the dorsal root ganglion. Results of histopathological examination of the submitted tissue samples were consistent with extruded disc material and lymphocytic ganglioneuritis. To the author's knowledge, this is the first published report of lymphocytic ganglioneuritis secondary to intervertebral disc disease in a dog.
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Search related cases →Original publication on PubMed: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/24779364/