title: Spinal mast cell tumor in a dog.
abstract: A 6-year-old, spayed female rottweiler was referred for left forelimb lameness followed by tetraparesis. A mast cell tumor compressing the spinal cord at the level of the sixth cervical to first thoracic (C6-T1) vertebrae was diagnosed based on cervical myelography and necropsy findings. This was considered a primary extracutaneous mast cell tumor, as no evidence of disease was found elsewhere. This is the first report of a primary mast cell tumor in this location.
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, Kansas State University, Manhattan 66506, USA.
authors.forename: Lisa E
authors.initials: LE
authors.lastname: Moore
authors.forename: Laura D
authors.initials: LD
authors.lastname: Garrett
authors.forename: Brad
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Debey
authors.forename: David S
authors.initials: DS
authors.lastname: Biller
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001947:Breeding; D002574:Cervical Vertebrae; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004283:Dog Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D004285:Dogs; D005260:Female; D007794:Lameness, Animal / Q000209:etiology; D012515:Mast-Cell Sarcoma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000662:veterinary*; D011859:Radiography; D013120:Spinal Cord Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000662:veterinary*; D013904:Thoracic Vertebrae