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Vet Comp Orthop Traumatol 1996; 09(03): 140-4
DOI: 10.1055/s-0038-1632519
Case Report
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Lumbar Meningioma in a Dog

J. M. Auger
1   From the Departments of Clinical Studies
,
C. W. Miller
1   From the Departments of Clinical Studies
,
L. L. Smith-Maxie
1   From the Departments of Clinical Studies
,
K. E. Bateman
2   Radiology and Pathology, Ontario Veterinary College, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, Canada
,
P. J. Duignan
3   Pathology, Ontario Veterinary College, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, Canada
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Received for publication 02 February 1996

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23 February 2018 (online)

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Lameness may be the only detectable clinical sign in spinal meningiomas. An unusually young dog was diagnosed with lumbar meningioma whereas it had been referred for further evaluation of a previously treated partial anterior cruciate ligament rupture. Comparative aspects with the human counterpart are presented, showing prospects for improvement of treatment in the veterinary field.

Keywords

Lumbar meningioma - lameness - dog
 

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