Epidural myelolipoma in a Silken Windhound. (14th March 2022)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Ierardi, Rosalie A.; Anderson, Melanie N.; Bryan, Jeffrey N.; Matheson, Jodi S.; Sample, Saundra H.; Coates, Joan R.
• Is Part Of: Veterinary clinical pathology. Volume 51:Number 3(2022)
• Page Start: 422
• Page End: 425
• Publication Date: 2022-03-14
• Subjects: cytopathology -- dogs -- epidural space -- hematopoiesis -- histopathology -- magnetic resonance imaging -- spinal cord; Veterinary pathology -- Periodicals; 636.089607
• DOI: 10.1111/vcp.13090
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0275-6382

Abstract

Abstract: 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.