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Proprioception was decreased in the right and left hind limbs (right affected more than left), and spinal reflexes were bilaterally unremarkable. Moderate signs of pain were detected during palpation of the lumbar portion of the vertebral column. Findings suggested a lesion within the thoracolumbar or lumbar segments of the spinal cord. Magnetic resonance imaging revealed extradural spinal cord compression attributable to an extradural space-occupying lesion originating from or infiltrating the L4 lamina on the right side.<\/jats:p>\n<jats:p><jats:bold>TREATMENT AND OUTCOME<\/jats:bold> Hemilaminectomy was performed to remove the extradural lesion. Histologic findings for tissue samples collected during the procedure were consistent with a neurenteric cyst. The late onset and progression of clinical signs of this rare congenital malformation were suspected to have been the result of enlargement of the neurenteric cyst through continuous production of mucus by goblet cells. 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It was euthanized 2 years after surgery for an unrelated reason (end-stage heart disease), and no neurologic deficits were evident before that point.<\/jats:p>\n<jats:p><jats:bold>CLINICAL RELEVANCE<\/jats:bold> Congenital neurenteric cysts should be considered as a differential diagnosis for neoplastic disease in dogs in which results of diagnostic imaging indicate the presence of an extradural mass affecting vertebral structures.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.2460\/javma.250.7.775","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2017,3,17]],"date-time":"2017-03-17T18:31:17Z","timestamp":1489775477000},"page":"775-778","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":2,"title":["Spinal neurenteric cyst in a dog"],"prefix":"10.2460","volume":"250","author":[{"given":"Daniela S.","family":"Alder","sequence":"first","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Anna","family":"Oevermann","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Stephan A.","family":"Pfister","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Frank","family":"Steffen","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]}],"member":"1272","reference":[{"key":"ref1","series-title":"Small animal spinal disorders, diagnosis and surgery","first-page":"19","article-title":"Patient examination","author":"Sharp","year":"2005"},{"key":"ref2","series-title":"Semin Roentgenol","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"250","DOI":"10.1053\/j.ro.2006.07.001","article-title":"Current classification and imaging of congenital spinal abnormalities","volume":"41","author":"Rossi","year":"2006"},{"key":"ref3","series-title":"J Clin Neurosci","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"352","DOI":"10.1016\/j.jocn.2011.10.005","article-title":"Intracranial neuroenteric cysts: a concise review including an illustrative patient","volume":"19","author":"Gauden","year":"2012"},{"key":"ref4","series-title":"J. 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