Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Dog with neck tumor causing severe weakness in all legs
By Bentley, J F et al.·Published in Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association·1990·Department of Small Animal Medicine and Surgery·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: Metastatic thyroid solid-follicular carcinoma in the cervical portion of the spine of a dog.
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Plain-English summary
A dog with severe weakness in all four legs was found to have a thyroid tumor that had spread to the spine, causing pressure on the spinal cord. Tests showed a tumor near the C3 vertebra, which was confirmed to be a solid-follicular thyroid carcinoma. The veterinarian performed surgery to remove the tumor from the spine, but the dog's owner chose not to pursue any additional treatment afterward.
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Abstract
A metastatic thyroid solid-follicular carcinoma in the cervical portion of the spine was responsible for severe tetraparesis in a dog. Myelography revealed an extradural compressive lesion dorsal and to the right of the midline of C3. Histologic examination was used to diagnose the mass as a solid-follicular thyroid carcinoma. The primary tumor was not evident on cervical palpation or radiography. A dorsal laminectomy centered over C3 was performed, and all visible tumor was removed from the spine. The owner declined any further treatment for the dog.
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