Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Cat with spinal pain and hindlimb weakness diagnosed with spinal
By Stigen, O et al.·Published in The Journal of small animal practice·2001·Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciences·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: Spinal cord astrocytoma in a cat.
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Plain-English summary
A 9-year-old male domestic shorthaired cat was brought to the vet because he had spinal pain and was having trouble using his back legs. After a thorough examination, the vet found a mass in the spinal cord that was affecting several areas. Unfortunately, the diagnosis was a type of tumor called an anaplastic astrocytoma, and the prognosis was not good. Sadly, the cat did not recover, and further examination after passing confirmed the severity of the condition.
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Abstract
A nine-year-old neutered male domestic shorthaired cat with a history of spinal pain and progressive hindlimb dysfunction was presented to the Norwegian School of Veterinary Science. Following neurological and myelographic examination, an intramedullary mass affecting several lumbar spinal cord segments was diagnosed. A neoplastic lesion was suspected and a poor prognosis was given. On postmortem examination, the spinal cord was found to be dorsally flattened from the 12th thoracic vertebra to the fifth lumbar vertebra and severely thickened with a dorsal cleft from the fifth to the seventh lumbar vertebra. Histologically, the tumour was diagnosed as an anaplastic astrocytoma.
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Search related cases →Original publication on PubMed: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/11440402/