Vet Comp Orthop Traumatol 1996; 09(03): 140-4
DOI: 10.1055/s-0038-1632519
Case Report
Schattauer GmbH

Lumbar Meningioma in a Dog

Autoren

  • 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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Publikationsverlauf

Received for publication 02. Februar 1996

Publikationsdatum:
23. Februar 2018 (online)

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.