Surgical and medical management of an oral spindle cell sarcoma in an African hedgehog (Atelerix albiventris)

A 2.5‐year‐old male African hedgehog (Atelerix albiventris) presented with an intraoral, soft tissue mass overlying the left mandible. A computed tomography scan and subsequent fine needle aspirate suggested a malignant spindle cell tumour. The tumour was excised with a partial hemimandibulectomy. H...

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Published in:Veterinary medicine and science 2022-05, Vol.8 (3), p.1079-1084
Main Authors: Lacqua, Andrew, Dreizen, Rebecca, Helmer, Peter
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Anemia
Anesthesia
Atelerix albiventris
Carboplatin
Case Report
Catheters
Cellular biology
Chemotherapy
Computed tomography
Cornea
Creatinine
EXOTICS
Fractures
hemimandibulectomy
Histopathology
Intravenous administration
Mandible
Medical imaging
Metastases
Metastasis
neoplasia
Radiation therapy
Sarcoma
small mammal
soft tissue sarcoma
spindle cell tumour
Tumors
Ulcers
Ultrasonic imaging
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Summary:A 2.5‐year‐old male African hedgehog (Atelerix albiventris) presented with an intraoral, soft tissue mass overlying the left mandible. A computed tomography scan and subsequent fine needle aspirate suggested a malignant spindle cell tumour. The tumour was excised with a partial hemimandibulectomy. Histopathology demonstrated an incompletely excised spindle cell sarcoma. The hedgehog underwent adjuvant therapy consisting of intravenous carboplatin and oral lomustine, followed by palliative radiation therapy once tumour recurrence was noted on follow‐up surveillance. Radiation therapy was initially successful in decreasing tumour size, but the hedgehog re‐presented a month later acutely non‐ambulatory paraparetic with a distal right antebrachial mass. Diagnostics including radiographs and fine needle aspirate were consistent with metastatic neoplasia and humane euthanasia was elected. A 2.5‐year‐old male African hedgehog (Atelerix albiventris) presented with an oral mass which, following a CT scan and cytology confirmed a soft tissue sarcoma. The oral soft tissue sarcoma was excised with hemimandibulectomy and treated with follow‐up chemoradiotherapy.
ISSN:2053-1095
2053-1095
DOI:10.1002/vms3.738