Vet Med - Czech, 2023, 68(10):412-418 | DOI: 10.17221/60/2023-VETMED

Spinal cord haemangiosarcoma in one dog – Case reportCase Report

M Kuricova1, J Fuchs1, T Liptak2, F Korim3, N Surin Hudakova4, B Bhattarai5, Z Kerekes6, V Revajova3
1 Small Animal Clinic, University of Veterinary Medicine and Pharmacy in Kosice, Kosice, Slovak Republic
2 Department of Morphological Disciplines, University of Veterinary Medicine and Pharmacy in Kosice, Kosice, Slovak Republic
3 Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Veterinary Medicine and Pharmacy in Kosice, Kosice, Slovak Republic
4 Moscow State Academy of Veterinary Medicine and Biotechnology MVA named after K. I. Skryabin, Ulitsa Akademika Skryabina, Moscow, Russia
5 Zoltan Kerekes, VetScan, Veterinary Imaging Center, Budapest, Hungary

A 5-year-old intact female Shih Tzu was presented with acute onset of hind leg paralysis. The neurologic examination revealed severe T3-L3 myelopathy. The differential diagnoses included degenerative, anomalous, traumatic, inflammatory, vascular, metabolic, and neoplastic changes. The results of the paraclinical examinations and diagnostic imaging narrowed the list of differential diagnoses and, along with the patient’s deteriorating condition, led to the owner’s decision to euthanise the dog. The histologic findings of the spinal cord specimens indicated a tumour of the blood vessels formed by the proliferation of endothelial cells, which may present as either capillary or cavernous structures. In this case, the tumour was a capillary-type haemangiosarcoma. The primary site of proliferation could not be determined in this case because no mass formation was noted while performing the necropsy.

Keywords: canine; intramedullary; paralysis; tumour

Received: June 9, 2023; Revised: September 7, 2023; Accepted: October 10, 2023; Prepublished online: October 30, 2023; Published: October 31, 2023  Show citation

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Kuricova M, Fuchs J, Liptak T, Korim F, Surin Hudakova N, Bhattarai B, et al.. Spinal cord haemangiosarcoma in one dog – Case report. Vet Med - Czech. 2023;68(10):412-418. doi: 10.17221/60/2023-VETMED.
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