Surgical and radiotherapy treatment of a spinal cord ependymoma in a dog
| Autor: | M. Morimoto, N. Murayama, T. Hizume, Hiroshi Ueno, Yuji Uzuka, Yoshiyasu Kobayashi |
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| Rok vydání: | 2006 |
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Ependymoma
Male medicine.medical_specialty Spinal Cord Neoplasm Lumbar vertebrae Beagle Lumbar Dogs medicine Animals Dog Diseases Spinal Cord Neoplasms Lumbar Vertebrae General Veterinary medicine.diagnostic_test business.industry Spinal Cord Ependymoma Magnetic resonance imaging General Medicine medicine.disease Magnetic Resonance Imaging Surgery medicine.anatomical_structure Treatment Outcome Gait abnormality Radiology medicine.symptom Neoplasm Recurrence Local business |
| Zdroj: | Australian veterinary journal. 84(1-2) |
| ISSN: | 0005-0423 |
| Popis: | A 4-year-old Beagle dog was presented for investigation of a left pelvic limb gait abnormality. Neurolocalisation indicated a lumbar (L2 to L5) spinal cord lesion. On magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), an intramedullary mass was demonstrated at L3. The mass was partially removed under general anaesthesia and a diagnosis of ependymoma was made on histological examination. The dog was treated with postoperative orthovoltage x-ray radiation (total dose; 44 Gy given in 11 fractions over a 4 week period) combined with low dose carboplatin (25 mg/m2). The dog was alive 16 months after surgery without further neurological deficits. No further tumour growth was detected on subsequent MRI evaluations. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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