In November 1995, a malignant mast cell tumor (mastocytoma) was diagnosed in an adult African hedgehog (Atelerix albiventris) from a zoological park (West Lafayette, Indiana, USA). The primary mast cell tumor presented as a firm subcutaneous mass along the ventrum of the neck. Metastasis to the right submandibular lymph node occurred.
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1 January 1997
Malignant Mast Cell Tumor in an African Hedgehog (Atelerix albiventris)
James T. Raymond,
M. Randy White,
Evan B. Janovitz
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Journal of Wildlife Diseases
Vol. 33 • No. 1
January 1997
Vol. 33 • No. 1
January 1997
Atelerix albiventris
hedgehog
Mast cell tumor
neoplasm