IMAGING DIAGNOSIS—SPINAL EPIDURAL HEMANGIOSARCOMA IN A DOG |
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Authors: | Cristian de la Fuente Martí Pumarola Sònia Añor |
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Institution: | 1. Department of Animal Medicine and Surgery, Veterinary Clinical Science, Autonomous University of Barcelona, , Barcelona, 08193 Bellaterra (Barcelona), Spain;2. Medicina i Cirurgia Animals, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, , Barcelona, 08193 Bellaterra (Barcelona), Spain |
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Abstract: | An 8‐year‐old, male Boxer was examined for an acute onset of ambulatory paraparesis. Neurologic examination was consistent with a T3‐L3 myelopathy. Myelography revealed an extradural spinal cord compression in the region of the T10‐T13 vertebrae. On magnetic resonance (MR) imaging, a well‐defined epidural mass lesion was detected. The mass was mildly hyperintense on T1‐weighted, hyperintense on T2‐weighted and STIR images compared to normal spinal cord and enhanced strongly and homogenously. Postmortem examination confirmed a primary epidural hemangiosarcoma. Findings indicated that the MRI characteristics of spinal epidural hemangiosarcoma may mimic other lesions including meningioma and epidural hemorrhages/hematomas of non‐neoplastic etiology. |
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Keywords: | dog epidural hemangiosarcoma |
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