Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Cat with spinal vascular hamartoma treated twice with surgery
By Ito, Daisuke et al.·Published in The Journal of veterinary medical science·2020·School of Veterinary Medicine, Japan·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: Repeated surgical treatment and long-term outcome of a cat with vertebral vascular hamartoma.
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Plain-English summary
A 30-month-old Maine Coon cat was brought to the vet because it was having trouble walking, showed signs of pain in its back, and had a decreased appetite. Imaging tests revealed a mass in the spinal canal that was pressing on the spinal cord. After surgery to remove the mass, the cat's symptoms improved, but the mass returned seven months later. A second surgery was performed, which again helped the cat feel better. Although some changes were seen in the spine 15 months later, the cat remained stable without any new issues for nearly two and a half years after the second surgery.
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Abstract
A 30-month-old Maine Coon presented with progressive proprioceptive ataxia, paraparesis, thoracolumbar pain, and decreased appetite. An extradural mass was detected within the left side of the 13th thoracic vertebral canal that compressed the spinal cord on magnetic resonance (MR) and was considered to be mineralized on computed tomography (CT) images. The resected mass was diagnosed as a vertebral vascular hamartoma. Clinical signs improved, but recurrence was diagnosed by MR and CT imaging at 7 months after surgery. Repeated excisional surgery yielded the same diagnosis and the clinical signs abated. Fifteen months after the second surgery, there was apparent vertebral deformation, but there was no further change on CT images by 29 months.
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Search related cases →Original publication on PubMed: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32295994/