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Tumours involving the nerve sheaths of the forelimb in dogs
Author(s) -
Targett M. P.,
Dyce J.,
Houlton J. E. F.
Publication year - 1993
Publication title -
journal of small animal practice
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.7
H-Index - 67
eISSN - 1748-5827
pISSN - 0022-4510
DOI - 10.1111/j.1748-5827.1993.tb02669.x
Subject(s) - forelimb , medicine , lameness , spinal cord , presentation (obstetrics) , spinal nerve , anatomy , nerve root , surgery , psychiatry
Nerve sheath tumours were diagnosed in 10 dogs over a three‐year period. The age at presentation ranged from three to 12 years (mean 6‐3 years) and the sexes were equally represented. All the dogs were of medium to large breeds. The cases were assigned to two distinct clinical groups, which corresponded with the location of the neoplasia. One group presented as a chronic progressive, unilateral forelimb lameness; these dogs had peripherally located tumours. The other group had an acute onset of signs associated with spinal cord compression without previous forelimb signs. These were associated with tumours at the level of the spinal nerve roots.