Epidural myelolipoma in a Silken Windhound

A 12‐year‐old female spayed, Silken Windhound dog was presented with a 3‐month history of lethargy and cervical and lumbosacral spinal pain. No significant abnormalities were noted on CBC or serum biochemical assays. Magnetic resonance imaging of the spine demonstrated a soft tissue mass within the...

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Published in:Veterinary clinical pathology 2022-09, Vol.51 (3), p.422-425
Main Authors: Ierardi, Rosalie A., Anderson, Melanie N., Bryan, Jeffrey N., Matheson, Jodi S., Sample, Saundra H., Coates, Joan R.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
cytopathology
dogs
epidural space
hematopoiesis
histopathology
magnetic resonance imaging
spinal cord
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Summary:A 12‐year‐old female spayed, Silken Windhound dog was presented with a 3‐month history of lethargy and cervical and lumbosacral spinal pain. No significant abnormalities were noted on CBC or serum biochemical assays. Magnetic resonance imaging of the spine demonstrated a soft tissue mass within the ventral and right epidural space at the level of the L7 vertebra. During surgery, a pale brown mass was identified within the epidural fat. Cytologic and histopathologic examinations demonstrated that the mass was composed of adipose tissue and hematopoietic elements, consistent with a myelolipoma. The lumbosacral spinal pain resolved after surgery. Epidural myelolipomas are rarely reported in the human and veterinary literature.
ISSN:0275-6382
1939-165X
DOI:10.1111/vcp.13090