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Dog with lumbar spinal tumor causing paralysis treated with surgery

By Paulo Vinícius Tertuliano Marinho et al.·Published in Semina: Ciências Agrárias·2013·View original on DOAJ

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Original publication title: Surgical treatment of lumbar extradural chondroma in a dog - case report<br>Tratamento cirúrgico de condroma extradural lombar em cão - relato de caso

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Plain-English summary

A 5-year-old mixed-breed dog was brought in for hind limb paralysis, which was caused by a rare benign tumor called a chondroma located outside the spinal cord. The veterinarians performed surgery to remove the tumor and relieve the pressure on the spinal cord. After the surgery, the dog showed significant improvement and regained the ability to use its hind legs again. This case highlights the importance of surgical intervention for certain spinal tumors in dogs.

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Abstract

Neoplasms originating in the spinal canal are uncommon in small animal veterinary clinic, but when present can cause significant neurological signs. Anatomically, these neoplasms can be classified as extradural, intradural-extramedullary and medullary. Extradural neoplasms are located outside the dura mater, but they can cause compression of the spinal cord. The chondromas are benign neoplasms characterized by the formation of cartilage and is rarely located in the spinal canal in both human and veterinary medicine. We describe a case of lumbar extradural chondroma in a dog that surgical decompression and removal of the mass allowed the resolution of clinical signs of paralysis with return of function of the hind limbs of the patient. <p><p> As neoplasias com origem no canal medular são infrequentes na clínica veterinária de pequenos animais, porém quando presentes podem causar sinais neurológicos importantes. Anatomicamente estas neoplasias podem ser classificadas em extradural, intradural-extramedular e medular. As neoplasias extradurais estão localizadas fora da dura-máter, porém podem causar compressão da medula. Os condromas são neoplasias benignas, caracterizadas pela formação de tecido cartilaginoso sendo rara a sua localização no canal medular tanto em medicina humana como na medicina veterinária. O objetivo deste trabalho é descrever um caso de condroma extradural lombar em cão em que a descompressão cirúrgica e retirada da massa permitiu a resolução dos sinais clínicos de paralisia com retorno da função dos membros pélvicos do paciente.

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Original publication on DOAJ: https://doi.org/10.5433/1679-0359.2013v34n4p1835