Peripheral Nerve Sheath Tumor in a Subadult Golden Eagle (Aquila chrysaetos)

A 5-year-old, female golden eagle (Aquila chrysaetos) was admitted with tetraplegia that progressed to a nonambulatory, spastic tetraparesis after a few days of treatment. Clinical and radiologic examinations, including radiography, computed tomography scan, and myelography, were indicative of neopl...

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Published in:Journal of avian medicine and surgery 2014-03, Vol.28 (1), p.57-63
Main Authors: Wernick, Morena Bernadette, Dennler, Matthias, Beckmann, Kathrin, Schybli, Martina, Albini, Sarah, Hoop, Richard K, Steffen, Frank, Kircher, Patrick, Hatt, Jean-Michel
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Animals
Aquila chrysaetos
avian
Bird Diseases - pathology
Birds of prey
Care and treatment
Clinical Report
CLINICAL REPORTS
computed tomography scan
Computerized axial tomography
CT
Diagnosis
Diseases
Eagles
Female
Golden eagle
Health aspects
Lesions
magnetic resonance imaging
MRI
myelography
Neoplasia
Nerve Sheath Neoplasms - diagnosis
Nerve Sheath Neoplasms - veterinary
Nerves
nonambulatory
Peripheral nerve diseases
peripheral nerve sheath tumor
Peripheral nerves
Quadriplegia
spastic tetraparesis
Spinal cord
Spinal Nerve Roots - pathology
tetraplegia
Tumors
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Summary:A 5-year-old, female golden eagle (Aquila chrysaetos) was admitted with tetraplegia that progressed to a nonambulatory, spastic tetraparesis after a few days of treatment. Clinical and radiologic examinations, including radiography, computed tomography scan, and myelography, were indicative of neoplasia involving a spinal nerve root. Postmortem magnetic resonance imaging and necropsy findings confirmed the diagnosis of a peripheral nerve sheath neoplasia, not, to our knowledge, previously reported in a raptor.
ISSN:1082-6742
1938-2871
DOI:10.1647/2012-036R.1