IMAGING DIAGNOSIS—VERTEBRAL POLYOSTOTIC LYMPHOMA IN A GERIATRIC DOG |
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| Authors: | Julie Kornder Simon R Platt Joe Eagleson Marc Kent Shannon P Holmes |
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| Institution: | 1. Department of Small Animal Medicine & Surgery, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Georgia, Athens, GA;2. Department of Veterinary Biosciences and Diagnostic Imaging, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Georgia, Athens, GA |
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| Abstract: | A 9‐year‐old spayed female Scottish terrier presented with an 8‐day history of progressive paraparesis. Neurological examination suggested a painful T3‐L3 myelopathy. Multifocal uniform contrast‐enhancing masses involving the vertebral bodies, pedicles, laminae, and spinous processes of two vertebrae and compressing the spinal cord were present on MRI. Fluoroscopic‐guided fine needle aspiration of one of the vertebral lesions revealed a predominantly lymphoblastic population of cells compatible with a diagnosis of lymphoma. To the authors’ knowledge, this represents the first published case of canine lymphoma with vertebral involvement, characterized with MRI. |
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| Keywords: | magnetic resonance imaging paraparesis polyostotic vertebral lymphoma |
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