Peripheral nerve sheath tumor in a subadult golden eagle (Aquila chrysaetos)

J Avian Med Surg. 2014 Mar;28(1):57-63. doi: 10.1647/2012-036R.1.

Abstract

A 5-year-old, female golden eagle (Aquila chrysaetos) was admitted with tetraplegia that progressed to a nonambulatory, spastic tetraparesis after a few days of treatment. Clinical and radiologic examinations, including radiography, computed tomography scan, and myelography, were indicative of neoplasia involving a spinal nerve root. Postmortem magnetic resonance imaging and necropsy findings confirmed the diagnosis of a peripheral nerve sheath neoplasia, not, to our knowledge, previously reported in a raptor.

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Bird Diseases / pathology*
  • Eagles*
  • Female
  • Nerve Sheath Neoplasms / diagnosis
  • Nerve Sheath Neoplasms / veterinary*
  • Spinal Nerve Roots / pathology