Difference between revisions of "Peripheral Nerve Tumours"
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Peripheral Nerve Tumours
- Nerve sheath tumours
- Generally tumours of Schwann cells
- Common in dog Brachial plexus
- Chronic single forelimb lameness
- Weakness
- Muscle Atrophy
- Pain in Axilla
- LMN signs (may get UMN if grows into spinal cord
- Clinical signs
- Imaging
- Prognosis dependant on location
- Poor prognosis if in spinal cord
- Amputation of limb?