title: Squamous cell carcinoma causing dorsal atlantoaxial spinal cord compression in a dog.
abstract: A 12-year-old Chihuahua dog was presented for cervical pain and progressive tetraparesis. Magnetic resonance imaging revealed spinal cord compression due to a mass in the dorsal atlantoaxial region. Surgical treatment was performed. The mass was histopathologically diagnosed as a squamous cell carcinoma. The dog recovered to normal neurologic status after surgery.
authors.affiliation: Aikawa Veterinary Medical Center, 4-3-1 Nishi-ochiai, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 161-0031, Japan (Miyazaki, Aikawa, Nishimura, Iwata); North Lab, 8-35 2-chome-kita, Hongo, Shiroishi-ku, Sapporo-shi, Hokkaido 003-0027, Japan (Kagawa).
authors.forename: Yuta
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Miyazaki
authors.affiliation: Aikawa Veterinary Medical Center, 4-3-1 Nishi-ochiai, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 161-0031, Japan (Miyazaki, Aikawa, Nishimura, Iwata); North Lab, 8-35 2-chome-kita, Hongo, Shiroishi-ku, Sapporo-shi, Hokkaido 003-0027, Japan (Kagawa).
authors.forename: Takeshi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Aikawa
authors.affiliation: Aikawa Veterinary Medical Center, 4-3-1 Nishi-ochiai, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 161-0031, Japan (Miyazaki, Aikawa, Nishimura, Iwata); North Lab, 8-35 2-chome-kita, Hongo, Shiroishi-ku, Sapporo-shi, Hokkaido 003-0027, Japan (Kagawa).
authors.forename: Masaaki
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Nishimura
authors.affiliation: Aikawa Veterinary Medical Center, 4-3-1 Nishi-ochiai, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 161-0031, Japan (Miyazaki, Aikawa, Nishimura, Iwata); North Lab, 8-35 2-chome-kita, Hongo, Shiroishi-ku, Sapporo-shi, Hokkaido 003-0027, Japan (Kagawa).
authors.forename: Munetaka
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Iwata
authors.affiliation: Aikawa Veterinary Medical Center, 4-3-1 Nishi-ochiai, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 161-0031, Japan (Miyazaki, Aikawa, Nishimura, Iwata); North Lab, 8-35 2-chome-kita, Hongo, Shiroishi-ku, Sapporo-shi, Hokkaido 003-0027, Japan (Kagawa).
authors.forename: Yumiko
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Kagawa
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001268:Atlanto-Axial Joint; D001859:Bone Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery / Q000662:veterinary*; D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery / Q000662:veterinary*; D004283:Dog Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D004285:Dogs; D005260:Female; D009361:Neoplasm Invasiveness; D013117:Spinal Cord Compression / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery / Q000662:veterinary*