Metastatic pilomatrixoma presenting as paraplegia in a dog |
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| Authors: | L Van Ham H van Bree T Maenhout M Tshamala D Broekaertt† J Hoorens D Mattheeuws |
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| Institution: | Department of Small Animal Medicine, State University of Ghent, Casinoplein 24, B-9000 Ghent and tK. L. Ledeganckstraat 35, B-9000 Ghent, Belgium;*Department of Veterinary Pathology, State University of Ghent, Casinoplein 24, B-9000 Ghent and tK. L. Ledeganckstraat 35, B-9000 Ghent, Belgium;†Department of Physiological Chemistry, State University of Ghent, Casinoplein 24, B-9000 Ghent and tK. L. Ledeganckstraat 35, B-9000 Ghent, Belgium |
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| Abstract: | A three-year-old giant poodle with a subacute paraplegia had a metastasic pilomatrixoma in vertebrae Tl, LI and L4, ulna, humerus, tibia and lymph nodes. Pilomatrixoma is generally considered as a benign tumour of the skin. This is the first report on pilomatrixoma metastasing to bone and causing neurological signs. |
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