A 3-yr-old male African hedgehog (Atelerix albiventris) had anorexia and weight loss for 1 wk before its death. The colon and mesocolon were diffusely infiltrated by a neoplastic proliferation of round cells with plasmacytoid features. A diagnosis of intestinal plasmacytoma was made and confirmed by electron microscopy. No other organs appeared to be affected. This is the first description of intestinal plasmacytoma in a hedgehog.
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1 April 1998
Intestinal Plasmacytoma in an African Hedgehog
José A. Ramos-Vara,
Margaret A. Miller,
Donna Craft
Journal of Wildlife Diseases
Vol. 34 • No. 2
April 1998
Vol. 34 • No. 2
April 1998
African hedgehog
Atelerix albiventris
case report
Intestine
neoplasm
plasmacytoma