Neuroepithelioma in a middle-aged dog.
Paresis progressing to paralysis was caused by a neuroepithelioma located at the level of the L1-L2 interspace in a 7 1/2-year-old Golden Retriever. This tumor has never been reported in a dog more than 3 years old. The possibility of a neuroepithelioma should be considered in the differential diagnosis of paresis/paralysis in older dogs.
D000818:Animals; D004283:Dog Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D004285:Dogs; D005260:Female; D018241:Neuroectodermal Tumors, Primitive, Peripheral / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000662:veterinary*; D011859:Radiography; D013120:Spinal Cord Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000662:veterinary*