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Infiltrative lipoma causing vertebral deformation and spinal cord compression in a dog

A 4-year-old, male Bernese mountain dog was evaluated for a 1-year history of right hemiparesis. Computed tomography revealed a large hypoattenuating mass severely deforming the C5 vertebral arch, invading the C6 spinal canal, and causing spinal cord compression. The signal characteristics of magnet...

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Autores principales: KIMURA, Shintaro, YAMAZAKI, Midori, TOMOHISA, Manabu, MORI, Takashi, YANAI, Tokuma, MAEDA, Sadatoshi, KAMISHINA, Hiroaki
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The Japanese Society of Veterinary Science 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6305519/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30404953
http://dx.doi.org/10.1292/jvms.18-0257
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Sumario:A 4-year-old, male Bernese mountain dog was evaluated for a 1-year history of right hemiparesis. Computed tomography revealed a large hypoattenuating mass severely deforming the C5 vertebral arch, invading the C6 spinal canal, and causing spinal cord compression. The signal characteristics of magnetic resonance imaging indicated a lesion composed of adipose tissue. The mass was removed via right hemilaminectomy, and histopathological examination confirmed it was an infiltrative lipoma. The compressive lesion remained unresolved, so the dog underwent a second operation, after which he regained some ambulatory function. Although postoperative adjunctive radiation therapy was performed, the dog died 201 days after the first operation.