title: Infiltrative lipoma in cervical bones in a dog.
abstract: A 4-year-old, neutered male Maltese presented with a 2-month history of right hemiparesis. The radiographic findings revealed bone lysis, and sclerotic changes in the right section of the fifth and sixth cervical bones with a mild radiolucent mass around the lesion. The magnetic resonance imaging revealed a hyperintense mass located in the region extending from the muscles to the bones and compressing the spinal cord. The mass was removed via a hemilaminectomy in the cervical area using the ventral and dorsal approach, and a histological examination confirmed that it was adipose tissue. An infiltrative lipoma was diagnosed based on these findings. The dog has ambulated normally for 24 months since undergoing surgery.
authors.affiliation: Department of Veterinary Surgery, College of Veterinary Medicine, Konkuk University, Seoul, Korea.
authors.forename: Hye-Jin
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Hwa-Seok
authors.initials: HS
authors.lastname: Chang
authors.forename: Chi-Bong
authors.initials: CB
authors.lastname: Choi
authors.forename: Young-Sung
authors.initials: YS
authors.lastname: Song
authors.forename: Sung-Mi
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Jung-Sun
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Hwi-Yool
authors.initials: HY
authors.lastname: Kim
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001859:Bone Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery / Q000662:veterinary*; D002574:Cervical Vertebrae / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D004283:Dog Diseases / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery*; D004285:Dogs; D008067:Lipoma / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery / Q000662:veterinary*; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000662:veterinary; D008297:Male; D011859:Radiography