Primary vertebral hemangiosarcoma in a dog.
A 7-year-old spayed Cocker Spaniel was evaluated for recurrent hind limb paraplegia. Radiography and myelography revealed a compression fracture of T-9 secondary to a lytic process. Findings at necropsy and histologic and immunohistochemical examinations revealed 3 sites of hemangiosarcoma in each of the bodies of T-9 to T-11. Primary vertebral hemangiosarcoma is rare, and in this dog may have represented a multicentric occurrence or a primary neoplasm with adjacent metastatic foci.
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Department of Clinical Sciences, New York State College of Veterinary Medicine, Cornell University, Ithaca 14850.
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D000818:Animals; D001259:Ataxia / Q000662:veterinary; D004283:Dog Diseases / Q000473:pathology*; D004285:Dogs; D005260:Female; D006394:Hemangiosarcoma / Q000473:pathology / Q000662:veterinary*; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D009192:Myelography / Q000662:veterinary; D010264:Paraplegia / Q000662:veterinary; D013125:Spinal Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000662:veterinary*