title: Dermoid sinus and spinal malformations in a Yorkshire terrier: diagnosis and follow-up.
abstract: An unusual case of a Yorkshire terrier with a dermoid sinus associated with multiple spinal/costal malformations is described. The dog presented with ataxia and pain in the dorsal thoracic region. Diagnostic characterisation of the lesions was obtained with radiography, myelography and computed tomography. After surgical removal of the sinus, the dog showed marked clinical improvement over a two-year period.
authors.affiliation: Clinica Chirurgica Veterinaria, Facoltà di Medicina Veterinaria, Università Federico II di Napoli, Italy.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Fatone
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Brunetti
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Lamagna
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Potena
mesh_terms: D000015:Abnormalities, Multiple / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery / Q000662:veterinary*; D000818:Animals; D004283:Dog Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D004285:Dogs; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D007479:Iopamidol; D008297:Male; D009192:Myelography / Q000662:veterinary; D009436:Neural Tube Defects / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery / Q000662:veterinary*; D013131:Spine / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000662:veterinary
chemical_list: D007479:Iopamidol