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Extradural spinal liposarcoma in a dog

1991; American Veterinary Medical Association; Volume: 199; Issue: 11 Linguagem: Inglês

10.2460/javma.1991.199.11.1606

1943-569X

Daniel D. Lewis, Dae Yang Kim, Daniel B. Paulsen, Sharon C. Kerwin,

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An 8-year-old female Doberman Pinscher was examined because of progressive, asymmetric, ambulatory caudal paraparesis. Myelography revealed extradural left ventrolateral spinal cord compression over the first and second lumbar vertebral bodies. A left hemilaminectomy, extending from the thirteenth thoracic to the second lumbar vertebrae, was done, and an extradural mass was removed. The tumor was identified histologically as myxoid liposarcoma. The dog's neurologic function improved gradually after surgery; however, at 7 months after surgery, hind limb neurologic function deteriorated rapidly over a 5-week period, presumably because of local recurrence of the tumor. The dog was euthanatized; necropsy was not permitted.