title: IMAGING DIAGNOSIS-VERTEBRAL POLYOSTOTIC LYMPHOMA IN A GERIATRIC DOG.
abstract: A 9-year-old spayed female Scottish terrier presented with an 8-day history of progressive paraparesis. Neurological examination suggested a painful T3-L3 myelopathy. Multifocal uniform contrast-enhancing masses involving the vertebral bodies, pedicles, laminae, and spinous processes of two vertebrae and compressing the spinal cord were present on MRI. Fluoroscopic-guided fine needle aspiration of one of the vertebral lesions revealed a predominantly lymphoblastic population of cells compatible with a diagnosis of lymphoma. To the authors' knowledge, this represents the first published case of canine lymphoma with vertebral involvement, characterized with MRI.
authors.affiliation: Department of Small Animal Medicine & Surgery, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Georgia, 501 DW Brooks Drive, Athens, GA, 30602.
authors.forename: Julie
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Kornder
authors.affiliation: Department of Small Animal Medicine & Surgery, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Georgia, 501 DW Brooks Drive, Athens, GA, 30602.
authors.forename: Simon R
authors.initials: SR
authors.lastname: Platt
authors.affiliation: Department of Small Animal Medicine & Surgery, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Georgia, 501 DW Brooks Drive, Athens, GA, 30602.
authors.forename: Joe
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Eagleson
authors.affiliation: Department of Small Animal Medicine & Surgery, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Georgia, 501 DW Brooks Drive, Athens, GA, 30602.
authors.forename: Marc
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kent
authors.affiliation: Department of Veterinary Biosciences and Diagnostic Imaging, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Georgia, 501 DW Brooks Drive, Athens, GA, 30602.
authors.forename: Shannon P
authors.initials: SP
authors.lastname: Holmes
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D044963:Biopsy, Fine-Needle / Q000662:veterinary; D004283:Dog Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D004285:Dogs; D005260:Female; D005845:Georgia; D008159:Lumbar Vertebrae / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D008223:Lymphoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000662:veterinary*; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000662:veterinary; D020335:Paraparesis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000662:veterinary*; D013116:Spinal Cord / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D013122:Spinal Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000662:veterinary*
keywords: magnetic resonance imaging; paraparesis; polyostotic; vertebral lymphoma