

A 6-month-old German shepherd dog was presented for progressive paraparesis. Multiple arteriovenous fistulae and hyperostosis of the thoracic vertebrae with secondary thoraco-lumbar spinal cord compression were diagnosed. Arteriovenous spinal fistula is a rare condition but should be considered as a differential diagnosis in young dogs with progressive paraparesis.
Epub: Can Vet J. 2017 Mar;58(3):275-279
PMID: 28246416
PMCID: PMC5302203
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Authors: Zagarella Paolo, Mercuriali Edy, Morabito Simona, Auriemma Edoardo, Domenech Oriol, Gandini Gualtieri, Gagliardo Teresa, Zini Eric, Specch Swan.
A 9 year old male mixed-breed dog was presented for progressive aggressiveness towards the owner. The neurological evaluation was consistent with a forebrain syndrome. Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) of the brain revealed enlargement of the third ventricle and presence of a large spheroidal neoplasm in the sellar/parasellar region suggestive of a pituitary macroadenoma. On the owner request, the dog was euthanized. Histopathological examination revealed the presence of a pituitary chromophobe carcinoma. To the author’s knowledge, pituitary carcinomas have been rarely described in dogs, especially the chromophobe subtype.
Epub: Open Veterinary Journal 2016;6(3):158-161
DOI: 10.4314/ovj.v6i3.2
PMID: 27800300
PMCID: PMC5079424
AIRID: 2434/459232
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Authors: Longo Maurizio, Zagarella Paolo, Binanti Diana, Iocca Francesco, De Zani Donatella, Ravasio Giuliano, Di Giancamillo Mauro, Zani Davide Danilo.
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