Extradural spinal angiolipoma associated with bone lysis in a dog

J Am Anim Hosp Assoc. 1998 Sep-Oct;34(5):373-6. doi: 10.5326/15473317-34-5-373.

Abstract

An extradural spinal tumor was diagnosed in a 12-year-old Labrador retriever that was presented with a one-week history of paraparesis. Myelography indicated a deviation of the spinal cord to the right side at the level of the second lumbar (L2) vertebra. The difference in length measuring the left and right sides of the L2 vertebra suggested a fracture of the vertebral body. Severe bone remodeling and an extradural mass were seen on computed tomography (CT). Clinical, radiographical, and histological findings are described and considered homologous to extradural angiolipomas described in the human literature.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Angiolipoma / diagnostic imaging
  • Angiolipoma / pathology
  • Angiolipoma / veterinary*
  • Animals
  • Dog Diseases / diagnostic imaging
  • Dog Diseases / pathology*
  • Dogs
  • Female
  • Lumbar Vertebrae / diagnostic imaging
  • Lumbar Vertebrae / pathology*
  • Myelography / veterinary
  • Spinal Cord Neoplasms / diagnostic imaging
  • Spinal Cord Neoplasms / pathology
  • Spinal Cord Neoplasms / veterinary*
  • Spondylolysis / diagnostic imaging
  • Spondylolysis / pathology
  • Spondylolysis / veterinary*
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed / veterinary