title: Thoracolumbar vertebral osteochondroma in a young dog.
abstract: Osteosarcoma was diagnosed in a 7-month-old female German Shepherd Dog with hind limb paresis. Radiography revealed a circumscribed calcified mass in the dorsal vertebral lamina at T13-L1 resulting in extradural compression of the spinal cord. Surgical excision of the mass resulted in gradual return to normal neurologic function. Four weeks after surgery, the dog became severely atactic after rolling onto its back. A chip fracture of T13 was identified, and the dog was euthanatized at the owners' request.
authors.affiliation: Department of Veterinary Medicine and Surgery, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Missouri, Columbia 65211.
authors.forename: D R
authors.initials: DR
authors.lastname: Santen
authors.forename: J T
authors.initials: JT
authors.lastname: Payne
authors.forename: L W
authors.initials: LW
authors.lastname: Pace
authors.forename: R A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Kroll
authors.forename: G C
authors.initials: GC
authors.lastname: Johnson
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D004283:Dog Diseases / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D004285:Dogs; D005260:Female; D050723:Fractures, Bone / Q000150:complications / Q000662:veterinary; D008159:Lumbar Vertebrae; D015831:Osteochondroma / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery / Q000662:veterinary*; D013117:Spinal Cord Compression / Q000209:etiology / Q000662:veterinary; D013125:Spinal Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery / Q000662:veterinary*; D013904:Thoracic Vertebrae / Q000293:injuries