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VERTEBRAL OSTEOSCLEROSIS IN A CAT SECONDARY TO RHABDOMYOSARCOMA
Author(s) -
Moon Martha L.,
Saunders Geoffrey K.,
Martin Robert A.
Publication year - 1990
Publication title -
veterinary radiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.541
H-Index - 60
eISSN - 1740-8261
pISSN - 0196-3627
DOI - 10.1111/j.1740-8261.1990.tb00071.x
Subject(s) - medicine , osteosclerosis , pelvis , lesion , rhabdomyosarcoma , radiography , myelofibrosis , necrosis , myelography , rib cage , radiology , bone marrow , pathology , sarcoma , anatomy , spinal cord , psychiatry
A 5–year–old cat was presented for pelvic limb weakness. Sclerosis of the vertebral body of T–10 was visible on thoracic radiographs. A compressive lesion at this area was noted on myelography. A tumor was partially removed at surgery, but the cat was killed because of poor postoperative response. Rhabdomyosarcoma was diagnosed at necropsy, with bone marrow necrosis and myelofibrosis, and new bone proliferation of the body of T–10. Causes of bone necrosis are discussed.