Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
African pygmy hedgehog with eye tumor diagnosed as acinic cell
By Fukuzawa, Ryuji et al.·Published in Veterinary clinical pathology·2004·Department ofPathology, Japan·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: Acinic cell carcinoma in an African pygmy hedgehog (Atelerix albiventris).
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Plain-English summary
A 3-year-old male African pygmy hedgehog was brought in because his right eye was bulging and unable to move. X-rays showed a tumor behind the eye, which was surgically removed. Unfortunately, the tumor came back three months later, and the hedgehog passed away. This case is notable as it is the first reported instance of this specific type of tumor, called acinic cell carcinoma, in an African hedgehog.
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Abstract
A male African pygmy hedgehog (Atelerix albiventris), estimated to be 3 years old, presented with exophthalmos and fixed abduction of the right eye. Radiographic examination revealed a retrobulbar tumor in the right orbital cavity. The mass was surgically resected but recurred 3 months later and the hedgehog died. There was no gross or microscopic evidence of salivary or lacrimal gland involvement of the tumor at surgery or at necropsy. The histopathologic, immunohistochemical, and ultrastructural findings were those of acinic cell carcinoma, the origin of which was unknown. This is the first known case of acinic cell carcinoma in an African hedgehog.
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