| Extradural spinal lipoma in a dog |
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Ji-Hey Lim, Wan Hee Kim, Dae-Yong Kim, Deo-Youn Cho, Oh-kyeong Kweon |
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College of Veterinary Medicine, Seoul National University |
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| Abstract |
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A 7-year-old, female pointer dog was referred to the SNU Veterinary Medicine Teaching Hospital for the evaluation of lameness in the pelvic limb of 10 days' duration. After the treatment for 2 weeks (carprofen 2.2 mg/kg, bid), the progressive, symmetric, ambulatory caudal paraparesis was profound. In the spinal myelography, left lateral extradural compression of the spinal cord over the ninth and tenth thoracic vertebral bodies was found. A left hemilaminectomy of the ninth and tenth thoracic vertebrae was done. A 1.5-cm-long, white extradural mass occupied the left side of the spinal canal. The tumor was identified histologically as lipoma. The 6 weeks after surgery the dog's complaints were much improved. Continuous evaluation is needed. |
| Key Words:
dog, extradural, spinal lipoma |
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