title: [Spinal nephroblastoma at an uncommon localization in a dog].
abstract: A 7-month-old intact male Otterhound was presented for diagnosis of progressive hindlimb paresis. The neurological examination revealed a severe ambulatory paraparesis localised to the left-sided region of the lower motor neuron (L4-S1). Magnetic resonance imaging was suggestive for an intradural-extramedullary neoplasia at the fifth lumbar vertebra. Surgical exploration demonstrated an intradural-extramedullary mass, which partially invaded the spinal cord. The mass was removed with the exception of the intramedullar part, and the diagnosis of a nephroblastoma was made histopathologically. Following radiation therapy, the dog fully recovered and displayed no signs of neurological dysfunction 9 months after surgery.
authors.affiliation: Dr. Norbert Langen, Klinik für Kleintiere - Chirurgie, Justus-Liebig-Universität Gießen, Frankfurter Straße 108, 35392 Gießen, E-Mail: Norbert.Langen@vetmed.uni-giessen.de.
authors.forename: Norbert
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Langen
authors.forename: Kerstin
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: von Pückler
authors.forename: Carola
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Tillmanns
authors.forename: Valérie
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Bornand
authors.forename: Martin
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kramer
authors.forename: Martin J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Schmidt
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D004283:Dog Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D004285:Dogs; D008159:Lumbar Vertebrae / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D020335:Paraparesis / Q000209:etiology / Q000662:veterinary; D013125:Spinal Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000662:veterinary*; D009396:Wilms Tumor / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000662:veterinary*
keywords: Neuroepithelioma; Wilms tumor; computed tomography; magnetic resonance imaging