Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Dog with neck pain and paralysis diagnosed with vertebra bone cancer
By Thomas, W B et al.·Published in Veterinary radiology & ultrasound : the official journal of the American College of Veterinary Radiology and the International Veterinary Radiology Association·1997·Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciences, United States·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: Parosteal osteosarcoma of the cervical vertebra in a dog.
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Plain-English summary
A 12-year-old Maltese terrier was brought to the vet because it was having trouble moving its legs and was in pain in its neck. X-rays showed a growth on one of the neck bones that was pressing on the spinal cord. Unfortunately, the dog was euthanized, and tests revealed that the growth was a type of bone cancer called parosteal osteosarcoma.
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Abstract
A 12-year-old Maltese terrier was evaluated for progressive tetraparesis and neck pain. On radiographs, there was a periosteal reaction involving the fourth cervical vertebra. Myelographically, there was extradural compression of the spinal cord associated with the lesion. The dog was euthanized and necropsied. Histopathologic diagnosis was parosteal osteosarcoma of the vertebra.
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Search related cases →Original publication on PubMed: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/9238780/