Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Lakeland terrier puppy with hind leg weakness from spinal bone tumor
By Ness, M G·Published in The Veterinary record·1993·Croft Veterinary Surgeons·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: Osteochondroma causing progressive posterior paresis in a lakeland terrier puppy.
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- dog
Plain-English summary
A Lakeland terrier puppy was brought in because it was having trouble with its back legs and was in pain in its upper back. X-rays showed a growth on one of the vertebrae in the spine that was pressing on the spinal cord. The vet performed surgery to remove the growth, and afterward, the puppy's symptoms completely went away. A closer look at the removed tissue confirmed it was a type of bone growth called osteochondroma.
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Abstract
A lakeland terrier puppy had progressive hindlimb ataxia associated with pain in the thoracic spine. Plain radiographs revealed a lesion affecting the dorsal neural arch of the fourth thoracic vertebra and myelography revealed compression of the spinal cord associated with the lesion. Surgical excision of the mass cured the dog's clinical signs. A histopathological examination of the excised tissue supported a diagnosis of osteochondromatosis.
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