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Spinal dermoid sinus in a Burmese cat with paraparesis
Author(s) -
Tong T,
Simpson DJ
Publication year - 2009
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.1751-0813.2009.00487.x
Subject(s) - medicine , anatomy , surgery , myelography , laminectomy , aplasia , nerve root , hypoplasia , asymptomatic , magnetic resonance imaging , dermoid cyst , spinal cord , radiology , psychiatry
A 2‐year‐old, male, Burmese cat was evaluated for chronic progressive hindlimb weakness, ataxia and urinary incontinence. Radiographic examination, myelography and magnetic resonance imaging defined congenital vertebral anomalies and a space‐occupying intradural, extramedullary mass. A dermoid sinus was subsequently identified dorsal to the affected spine. Surgical excision of the tract necessitated a dorsal laminectomy and removal of a 1‐cm diameter intradural dermoid sinus ‘cyst’ that contained hair and sebaceous debris. The cat recovered hindlimb function after surgery and remains asymptomatic 50 months after surgery except for a persistent inability to urinate voluntarily.