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Imaging of a spinal nephroblastoma in a dog
J Fraser McConnell1, Laurent S Garosi, Ruth Dennis
1Animal Health Trust, Center for Small Animal Studies, Lanwades Park, Kentford, Newmarket, Suffolk, CB8 7UU, UK.
Abstract:
An 8-month-old German Shepherd dog was presented for investigation of pelvic limb gait abnormality. Neurolocalization indicated a T3-L3 spinal cord lesion. The myelographic appearance was of an intramedullary lesion at T9/10, but upon subsequent magnetic resonance imaging it was determined that the mass was extramedullary. A diagnosis of nephroblastoma was made on histological examination. The imaging features of this rare tumor and the differentiation of intradural-extramedullary and intramedullary masses are discussed.