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A feline spinal dermoid cyst treated with surgical intervention
Hidetaka Nishida1,2, Riku Kakimoto2, Shunsuke Noguchi3,4
1Small Animal Clinics, Department of Veterinary Medicine, Graduate School of Veterinary Medicine, Azabu University, Kanagawa, Japan.
Abstract:
A 5-year-old neutered female mixed cat presented with reduced activity and ataxia of the hind limbs. Computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging revealed an extradural mass compressing the spinal cord on the dorsal aspects from the 7th to 8th thoracic vertebra. Dorsal laminectomy was performed on the 7-8th thoracic vertebra and the cyst was totally removed, giving full resolution of the clinical signs. The cyst was diagnosed as a dermoid cyst. To our knowledge, this is the first report of feline dermoid cyst compressing the spinal cord that was diagnosed antemortem. The prognosis is favorable when the cyst is completely resected.
