Clinical management and outcome of four-toed hedgehogs (Atelerix albiventris) with histiocytic sarcoma

The Journal of Veterinary Medical Science

Iori KOIZUMI¹  Hirotaka KONDO² 

[1] Koizumi Nest Animal Hospital, 3-24 Bettou, Yahata Nishi, Kitakyushu, Fukuoka 806-0062, Japan;Laboratory of Veterinary Pathology, College of Bioresource Sciences, Nihon University, 1866 Kameino, Fujisawa, Kanagawa 252-0880, Japan

关键词: Atelerix albiventris;    four-toed hedgehog;    histiocytic sarcoma;   

DOI  :  10.1292/jvms.18-0567

学科分类：兽医学

来源: Japanese Society of Veterinary Science

【 摘 要 】

Four-toed hedgehogs presented bloody stool and loss of appetite. Integumental masses were observed in two of the four cases. Intraabdominal masses were observed on radiographs and ultrasonography in the remaining two cases. The masses were surgically removed from all four cases. All samples were histologically and immunohistochemically consistent with histiocytic sarcoma (HS). At the time of surgery, 3 of 4 cases had grossly recognized metastatic/disseminated lesions. Survival time was 48 days, 64 days, and 113 days, respectively, and the remaining case is currently alive (at Day 207). The present report describes the clinical management and outcome of hedgehogs that were diagnosed with HS.

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