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Acinic cell carcinoma in an African pygmy hedgehog ( Atelerix albiventris )
Author(s) -
Fukuzawa Ryuji,
Fukuzawa Kazuhiro,
Abe Hitoshi,
Nagai Toshihiro,
Kameyama Kaori
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
veterinary clinical pathology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.537
H-Index - 51
eISSN - 1939-165X
pISSN - 0275-6382
DOI - 10.1111/j.1939-165x.2004.tb00348.x
Subject(s) - acinic cell carcinoma , hedgehog , pathology , exophthalmos , anatomy , immunohistochemistry , medicine , carcinoma , biology , surgery , mucoepidermoid carcinoma , gene , biochemistry
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.