Oronasal squamous cell carcinoma was diagnosed in an adult African hedgehog (Erinaceidae albiventris). Clinically, the carcinoma presented as a firm right maxillary swelling with deviation of the nose to the left. The carcinoma was attached to the hard palate and protruded into the oral cavity. At necropsy, the carcinoma appeared centered in the right maxillary sinus, and had replaced the maxilla and extended into the nasal cavity. Metastatic foci were not found.
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1 January 1992
Oronasal Squamous Cell Carcinoma in an African Hedgehog (Erinaceidae albiventris)
Rachel Y. Reams Rivera,
Evan B. Janovitz
Journal of Wildlife Diseases
Vol. 28 • No. 1
January 1992
Vol. 28 • No. 1
January 1992
case report
Erinaceidae albiventris
hedgehog
oronasal neoplasm
squamous cell carcinoma