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ArticleFrontiers in veterinary science2026

Case Report: Surgical resection of high-grade extradural thoracic vertebral chondrosarcoma in a dog.

Lauren Ho, Wei Zhi Lim, Jamie-Leigh Thompson

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Lauren HoQueensland Veterinary Specialists, Brisbane, QLD, Australia.
Wei Zhi LimQueensland Veterinary Specialists, Brisbane, QLD, Australia.
Jamie-Leigh ThompsonQueensland Veterinary Specialists, Brisbane, QLD, Australia.

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Introduction: This report describes the clinical presentation, diagnosis, treatment, and outcome of a dog with an extradural, non-compressive, high-grade thoracic vertebral chondrosarcoma (CSA). Case presentation: A 10-year-old, female spayed, 33-kg mixed-breed dog presented with a 96-h history of spontaneous vocalization and reluctance to use stairs. Neurological examination revealed normal ambulation without ataxia, along with marked resistance to manual ventroflexion and left lateral flexion of the neck. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) revealed a T1-weighted isointense, T2-weighted and STIR hyperintense, vividly contrast-enhancing mass with well-defined margins, located parasagittal to the right dorsal compartment of the T5 and T6 vertebrae, without evidence of neural invasion. Imaging and biopsy findings were consistent with vertebral CSA. Wide Conclusion: This case demonstrates that high-grade vertebral CSA can be successfully treated with wide surgical excision, particularly in the absence of neural invasion. However, long-term tumor surveillance is required.

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chondrosarcomaneurologyneurosurgeryoncologysurgery

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PMCPMC13111167

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