Intravascular lymphoma is a rare presentation of lymphoma with a predilection to the central nervous system (CNS). A 9-year-old male-neutered Collie presented with a 3-month history of lymphadenopathy and a 6-day history of an acute onset, progressive, painful, symmetrical L4-S3 myelopathy. Magnetic resonance imaging revealed multifocal extradural spinal cord compressions from L3 to L6 secondary to a bilaterally enlarged and occluded ventral vertebral venous plexus (VVVP). Histopathology revealed low-grade lymphoma within the venous plexus in the lumbar vertebral column, tracheobronchial lymph nodes, and tonsils. Intravascular lymphoma should be considered a differential diagnosis for enlarged VVVP causing compression of the spinal cord.
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