Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Malignant nerve tumor causing back pain in a cat
By Okada, Midori et al.·Published in The Journal of veterinary medical science·2007·Pet Clinic ANIHOS, Japan·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: Malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumor arising from the spinal canal in a cat.
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Plain-English summary
A 10-year-old female cat was brought in for back pain, and a mass was found in her back during a physical exam. X-rays showed damage to her spine, and an MRI revealed that the mass was pressing on her spinal cord. The veterinarians surgically removed the mass, which was diagnosed as a malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumor. This type of tumor can be serious, but the surgery was necessary to relieve the pressure on her spine.
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Abstract
A 10-year-old female mongrel cat with back pain was brought to the Nihon University Animal Medical Center. Palpation demonstrated a mass in the back region. Radiography revealed partial destruction of the processus spinosus and the arch of the T8 and T9 vertebrae. On magnetic resonance imaging, the mass was found to have compressed the spinal cord and extended to the outside of the spinal canal. We performed extirpation of the mass, and confirmed that it arose from the spinal canal. Histopathologically, the mass was a malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumor.
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