MUCINOUS OLIGODENDROGLIOMA OF THE SPINAL-CORD IN A DOG

Intraspinal neoplasia in the dog is relatively rare and may be classif ied according to the location of the tumor. Extradural tumors are situ ated outside the dura mater Intradural tumors may be subdivided into t wo classes, depending upon whether the tumor is located outside the sp inal cord in the subdural space (intradural extramedullary) or within the spinal cord substance (intramedullary). Intramedullary tumors are the least commonly reported spinal cord tumors; most primary intramedu llary tumors are astrocytomas, ependymomas, or oligodendrogliomas. Rep orted here are the clinical, radiographic, and pathological findings a ssociated with a spinal cord oligodendroglioma in a dog.