Open AccessVertebral Plasma Cell Tumors in 8 Dogs
Author(s) -
Rusbridge Clare,
Wheeler Simon J.,
Lamb Christopher R.,
Page Rodney L.,
Carmichael Stuart,
Brearley Malcolm J.,
Bjornson Alexander P.
Publication year - 1999
Publication title -
journal of veterinary internal medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.356
H-Index - 103
eISSN - 1939-1676
pISSN - 0891-6640
DOI - 10.1111/j.1939-1676.1999.tb01140.x
Subject(s) - medicine , plasmacytoma , multiple myeloma , chemotherapy , radiation therapy , myelopathy , plasma cell , plasma cell neoplasm , plasma cell myeloma , pathology , radiology , spinal cord , surgery , psychiatry
The case histories of 8 dogs with spinal pain and neurologic deficits associated with vertebral plasma cell tumor are reviewed. Four dogs had solitary plasmacytoma, 3 had multiple myeloma, and 1 dog had 2 vertebral lesions with no evidence of disseminated disease. Four dogs were treated: 2 with multiple myeloma received chemotherapy only and survived 17 and 26 months, respectively. Two dogs with solitary plasmacytomas of the spine had chemotherapy and radiotherapy: the 1st survived 4 months and was euthanized after developing radiation myelopathy; the 2nd survived 65 months before developing multiple myeloma. The diagnosis of solitary plasmacytoma of the spine versus multiple myeloma is discussed.