Discal cysts of the cervical spine in two dogs
Journal of Veterinary Science
; : 543-545, 2015.
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ABSTRACT
Discal cysts, which lie directly over intervertebral discs, are rare. Two old dogs with tetraparesis were referred to our facility. In both animals, magnetic resonance imaging revealed intraspinal extradural cystic mass lesions that were dorsal to degenerative intervertebral discs at the C3-C4 level. These lesions had low signal intensity on T1-weighted images, and high signal intensity on T2-weighted images. A ventral slot approach was used to perform surgical decompression, after which the symptoms improved remarkably. Discal cysts should be included in the differential diagnosis of dogs with cervical pain and tetraparesis. One effective treatment for discal cysts is surgical intervention.
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Main subject:
Spine
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Magnetic Resonance Imaging
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Neck Pain
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Decompression, Surgical
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Diagnosis, Differential
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Intervertebral Disc Degeneration
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Intervertebral Disc
Type of study:
Diagnostic_studies
Limits:
Animals
Language:
En
Journal:
Journal of Veterinary Science
Year:
2015
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Article