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Infiltrating Solitary Hemangiosarcoma in the Lumbal Spine of a Dog (2005)

Art

Zeitschriftenartikel / wissenschaftlicher Beitrag

Autoren

Bokemeyer, J.

Kaim, U.

Gruber, A. D.

Quelle

Tierärztliche Praxis : Ausgabe K, Kleintiere, Heimtiere

Bandzählung: 33

Heftzählung: 2

Seiten: 95 – 100

ISSN: 2567-5842

Sprache

Englisch

Kontakt

Institut für Tierpathologie

Robert-von-Ostertag-Str. 15
14163 Berlin
+49 30 838 62450
pathologie@vetmed.fu-berlin.de

Abstract / Zusammenfassung

Objective: Description of an infiltrating solitary hemangiosarcoma in the lumbal spine of a female Norfolk Terrier employing modern imaging techniques. Results of clinical and pathological examination are discussed.
Study design: Clinical case report.
Sample population: One nine-year-old female Norfolk Terrier.
Results: Clinical, neurological, ultrasonographic, laboratory and radiographic examinations revealed an abdominal mass as well as a lesion to the spine in the thoracolumbar area. By use of further diagnostic imaging techniques (medullography; computed tomography, CT; magnetic resonance imaging, MRI), the abdominal mass was localized cranially to the left kidney, and osteolysis of the first lumbar vertebra as well as a change of structure in the adjacent muscle was seen. Necropsy and histological evaluation performed after euthanasia led to the diagnosis of a solitary hemangiosarcoma and confirmed the site of tumour invasion as seen by CT and MRI.
Conclusions: A neoplastic lesion was precisely characterized through the combination of different imaging techniques without employing invasive methods.
Clinical relevance: Modern imaging techniques facilitate a precise judgement as to the extent of neoplastic disease and allow for a more accurate prognosis. The etiological diagnosis can only be made by histological examination.