title: Teratoma in the cervical spinal cord of a dog.
abstract: An 11-year-old, spayed female giant schnauzer was presented for evaluation of chronic, progressive tetraparesis. Diagnostic imaging was consistent with intervertebral disk protrusion, and surgical decompression and stabilization were performed. Postoperatively the dog did not improve, and further imaging suggested an intramedullary mass at the level of the sixth cervical vertebra. The dog was euthanized 7 days after surgery, and a teratoma was found postmortem.
authors.affiliation: Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida 32610, USA.
authors.forename: Michael A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Wong
authors.forename: Christopher L
authors.initials: CL
authors.lastname: Mariani
authors.forename: Joshua R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Powe
authors.forename: Roger M
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Clemmons
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D019299:Decompression, Surgical / Q000379:methods / Q000662:veterinary; D004283:Dog Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D004285:Dogs; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D007405:Intervertebral Disc Displacement / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery / Q000662:veterinary*; D010291:Paresis / Q000209:etiology / Q000662:veterinary; D013120:Spinal Cord Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery / Q000662:veterinary*; D013724:Teratoma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery / Q000662:veterinary*; D017211:Treatment Failure