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Dermoid sinus and spinal malformations in a Yorkshire terrier: Diagnosis and follow‐up
Author(s) -
Fatone G.,
Brunetti A.,
Lamagna F.,
Potena A.
Publication year - 1995
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.1748-5827.1995.tb02877.x
Subject(s) - medicine , myelography , radiography , ataxia , dorsum , surgery , radiology , anatomy , spinal cord , psychiatry
An unusual case of a Yorkshire terrier with a dermoid sinus associated with multiple spinal/costal malformations is described. The dog presented with ataxia and pain in the dorsal thoracic region. Diagnostic characterisation of the lesions was obtained with radiography, myelography and computed tomography. After surgical removal of the sinus, the dog showed marked clinical improvement over a two‐year period.