title: Suspected primary glioblastoma multiforme in the canine spinal cord.
abstract: An eight-year-old mixed-breed dog was presented with progressive paraparesis. Neurological examination revealed a painful diffuse lesion between spinal cord segments T3 and L3. Magnetic resonance images displayed multi-focal contrast enhancing spinal cord and meningeal lesions. Cytology of these lesions revealed a malignant tumour prompting euthanasia of the dog. Histopathology confirmed the cytological diagnosis and a final diagnosis of a glioblastoma multiforme was made based on immunohistochemistry.
authors.affiliation: Department of Small Animal Medicine and Surgery, University of Veterinary Medicine, Hannover, Germany.
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authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Röthlisberger
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authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Lehmbecker
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authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Beineke
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Mischke
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Dziallas
authors.forename: A
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authors.lastname: Meyer-Lindenberg
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authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Tipold
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D004283:Dog Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*; D004285:Dogs; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D005909:Glioblastoma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000662:veterinary*; D007150:Immunohistochemistry / Q000662:veterinary; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000662:veterinary*; D013116:Spinal Cord / Q000473:pathology; D013120:Spinal Cord Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000662:veterinary*