title: Parosteal osteosarcoma of the cervical vertebra in a dog.
abstract: A 12-year-old Maltese terrier was evaluated for progressive tetraparesis and neck pain. On radiographs, there was a periosteal reaction involving the fourth cervical vertebra. Myelographically, there was extradural compression of the spinal cord associated with the lesion. The dog was euthanized and necropsied. Histopathologic diagnosis was parosteal osteosarcoma of the vertebra.
authors.affiliation: Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Tennessee, Knoxville 37901-1071, USA.
authors.forename: W B
authors.initials: WB
authors.lastname: Thomas
authors.forename: G B
authors.initials: GB
authors.lastname: Daniel
authors.forename: M D
authors.initials: MD
authors.lastname: McGavin
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002574:Cervical Vertebrae / Q000473:pathology*; D004283:Dog Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D004285:Dogs; D005260:Female; D005347:Fibroblasts / Q000473:pathology; D009192:Myelography; D019547:Neck Pain / Q000662:veterinary; D010006:Osteoblasts / Q000473:pathology; D018217:Osteosarcoma, Juxtacortical / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000662:veterinary*; D011782:Quadriplegia / Q000662:veterinary; D013117:Spinal Cord Compression / Q000662:veterinary; D013125:Spinal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000662:veterinary*