Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Dog with iliopsoas muscle hemangiosarcoma causing leg paralysis
By Tucker, D W et al.·Published in Journal of the American Animal Hospital Association·2000·Veterinary Medical Teaching Hospital, United States·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: Primary hemangiosarcoma of the iliopsoas muscle eliciting a peripheral neuropathy.
Plain-English summary
An 8-year-old male bullmastiff was brought in with paralysis in his left back leg. Imaging tests revealed a mass in the iliopsoas muscle, which was diagnosed as hemangiosarcoma, a type of cancer that starts in the blood vessels. This condition is quite rare when it originates from muscle tissue. Unfortunately, the prognosis for hemangiosarcoma is often poor, and treatment options may be limited.
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Abstract
An eight-year-old, male castrated bullmastiff presented to the Kansas State University Veterinary Medical Teaching Hospital with left hind-limb paralysis. A mass was identified in the left paralumbar soft tissue adjacent to the fourth (L4) to sixth (L6) lumbar vertebrae by magnetic resonance imaging. The iliopsoas muscle contained the mass which was identified as a hemangiosarcoma on histopathological examination. Hemangiosarcoma is rarely reported as a primary tumor arising from muscle vascular endothelium.
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Search related cases →Original publication on PubMed: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/10730628/