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Ataxia due to lymphosarcoma in a young horse
Author(s) -
KANNEGIETER N J,
ALLEY M R
Publication year - 1987
Publication title -
australian veterinary journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.382
H-Index - 59
eISSN - 1751-0813
pISSN - 0005-0423
DOI - 10.1111/j.1751-0813.1987.tb09608.x
Subject(s) - ataxia , lesion , medicine , horse , spinal cord , pathology , lymph , radiography , central nervous system , anatomy , radiology , biology , paleontology , psychiatry
SUMMARY A 20‐month‐old, Standard‐bred colt was presented with an acute onset of hindlimb ataxia. Clinical and radiographic examination identified a compressive lesion affecting the spinal cord at the level of the 17th to 18th thoracic vertebrae. After euthanasia, post‐mortem examination revealed a tumour in the epidural space, diagnosed histologically as a lymphosarcoma. Neoplastic lymphoid cells were also present in the abdominal lymph nodes and brain. Because of the disseminated nature of lymphosarcoma in the horse, involvement of the central nervous system is likely to be more common than is presently recognised.