Spontaneous Neoplasia in Four Captive Greater Hedgehog Tenrecs (Setifer setosus)

Little information is available about diseases and pathology of species within the family Tenrecidae, including the greater hedgehog tenrec (Setifer setosus), a Madagascan insectivore. This report summarizes necropsy and histopathologic findings of neoplasia in four captive greater hedgehog tenrecs....

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Published in:Journal of zoo and wildlife medicine 2008-09, Vol.39 (3), p.392-397
Main Authors: Khoii, Mina K, Howerth, Elizabeth W, Burns, Roy B, Carmichael, K. Paige, Gyimesi, Zoltan S
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Animals
Animals, Zoo
Carcinoma, Transitional Cell - epidemiology
Carcinoma, Transitional Cell - mortality
Carcinoma, Transitional Cell - pathology
Carcinoma, Transitional Cell - veterinary
CASE REPORTS
Cause of Death
Cell nucleolus
Endometrial Neoplasms - epidemiology
Endometrial Neoplasms - mortality
Endometrial Neoplasms - pathology
Endometrial Neoplasms - veterinary
Epithelial cells
Female
Greater hedgehog tenrec
Hedgehogs
Immunohistochemistry - veterinary
insectivore
large Madagascar hedgehog
Lymphocytes
Madagascar
Male
Neoplasia
Neoplasms - epidemiology
Neoplasms - mortality
Neoplasms - veterinary
Pathology
Setifer setosus
Tenrecidae
Thyroid cancer
Thyroid Neoplasms - epidemiology
Thyroid Neoplasms - mortality
Thyroid Neoplasms - pathology
Thyroid Neoplasms - veterinary
Tumors
Urinary bladder
Urinary Bladder Neoplasms - epidemiology
Urinary Bladder Neoplasms - mortality
Urinary Bladder Neoplasms - pathology
Urinary Bladder Neoplasms - veterinary
Zoos
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Summary:Little information is available about diseases and pathology of species within the family Tenrecidae, including the greater hedgehog tenrec (Setifer setosus), a Madagascan insectivore. This report summarizes necropsy and histopathologic findings of neoplasia in four captive greater hedgehog tenrecs. Although only four animals are included in this report, neoplasia seems to be a common and significant source of morbidity and mortality in greater hedgehog tenrecs. Types of neoplasia identified include a thyroid follicular-solid carcinoma, two urinary bladder transitional cell carcinomas, uterine endometrial polyps, and multicentric B-cell lymphoma. Due to small sample size, no etiology could be determined, but genetics, viral infection, pesticide treatment, nutrition, or other environmental factors might contribute to the development of neoplasia in this species. This is the first report of neoplasia in greater hedgehog tenrecs.
ISSN:1042-7260
1937-2825
DOI:10.1638/2007-0063.1