Open AccessFeatures of a rare peripheral primitive neuroectodermal tumour arising from the thoracic spine in a juvenile canine patient
Author(s) -
Hespel AdrienMaxence,
de Swarte Marie,
Anderson Kimberly,
Weiss Richard,
Hathcock John
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
veterinary medicine and science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.485
H-Index - 11
ISSN - 2053-1095
DOI - 10.1002/vms3.449
Subject(s) - medicine , spinal cord , anatomy , spinal cord compression , peripheral , magnetic resonance imaging , thoracic spine , thoracic vertebrae , immunohistochemistry , radiology , pathology , lumbar vertebrae , lumbar , psychiatry
Peripheral primitive neuroectodermal tumours are rare tumours in juveniles. The current patient was a paraplegic 8‐month‐old Scottish deerhound with a suspected pulmonary mass. Radiographically, there was a large extrapleural mass within the mid‐left hemithorax. On MRI, the mass was mainly hyperintense on T2‐weighted images, isointense on T1‐weighted images and was heterogeneously strongly contrast enhancing with a multilobulated appearance, spinal cord compression, paraspinal musculature invasion and intrathoracic extension. Those changes were confirmed on post‐mortem, and the mass diagnosed based on immunohistochemistry.