SPINAL MENINGEAL CYST IN A DOG - A CASE-REPORT AND LITERATURE-REVIEW

A two-year-old, female Chinese shar pei was presented with a one-year history of ataxia involving the pelvic limbs, The neurological lesion was localized to the thoracolumbar region of the spinal cord, A cyst i nvolving the dorsal subarachnoid space at the level of the 12th thorac ic vertebral body was identified with myelography. The diagnosis of a meningeal cyst was made, and surgical treatment consisting of a dorsal laminectomy and cyst fenestration was performed. The pelvic-limb atax ia improved, and the owners considered the dog to be normal three mont hs after surgery. The classification, etiology, clinical signs, diagno stic techniques, treatment, and histology of meningeal cysts are revie wed.