Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Spinal osteosarcoma in a hedgehog with pedal self-mutilation.
- Journal:
- The veterinary clinics of North America. Exotic animal practice
- Year:
- 2006
- Authors:
- Rhody, Jeffrey L & Schiller, Chris A
- Affiliation:
- Lakeside Veterinary Center · United States
Abstract
An African pygmy hedgehog (Atelerix albiventris) was diagnosed with osteosarcoma of vertebral origin with compression of the spinal cord and spinal nerves. The only presenting sign was a self-mutilation of rear feet. Additional diagnoses included a well-differentiated splenic hemangiosarcoma, an undifferentiated sarcoma of the ascending colon, and membranoproliferative glomerulonephritis.
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