Spontaneous multicentric soft tissue sarcoma in a captive African pygmy hedgehog (Atelerix albiventris): case report and literature review

The Journal of Veterinary Medical Science

Óscar QUESADA-CANALES²  Sharman HOPPES³  Josué DÍAZ-DELGADO³  Argine CEREZO⁴  George STOICA⁴  Roy POOL⁴ 

[1] Department of Diagnostic Medicine/Pathobiology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS 66506-5802, U.S.A.;Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Texas A&Department of Veterinary Pathobiology, College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843, U.S.A.;Veterinary Histology and Pathology, Institute for Animal Health, Veterinary College, University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Trasmontaña s/n, Arucas 35413, Gran Canaria, Spain

关键词: Atelerix albiventris;    Erinaceidae;    sarcoma;    soft tissue tumor;   

DOI  :  10.1292/jvms.17-0003

学科分类：兽医学

来源: Japanese Society of Veterinary Science

【 摘 要 】

This report describes the clinical, macroscopic, histopathological and immunohistochemical features of a spontaneous multicentric extraskeletal sarcoma in an adult male African hedgehog (Atelerix albiventris). It also provides a succinct up-to-date review on neoplasia in this species. On autopsy examination, main gross findings included a moderately demarcated cranial mass and a multilobulated, caudal intra-abdominal mass. The cranial mass had perforated the underlying temporal and occipital bones and had extended into the cranial vault and was compressing the surface of the cerebellum and cerebrum. Histologic, histochemical and immunohistochemical analyses supported a diagnosis of multicentric poorly differentiated spindle cell sarcoma with fibrosarcomatous, storiform and myxoid foci. The high incidence of neoplasia and cross similarities renders the African hedgehog a suitable species for comparative pathology studies.

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