Spinal osteosarcoma in a hedgehog with pedal self-mutilation.
An African pygmy hedgehog (Atelerix albiventris) was diagnosed with osteosarcoma of vertebral origin with compression of the spinal cord and spinal nerves. The only presenting sign was a self-mutilation of rear feet. Additional diagnoses included a well-differentiated splenic hemangiosarcoma, an undifferentiated sarcoma of the ascending colon, and membranoproliferative glomerulonephritis.
Rhody
Jeffrey L
JL
Lakeside Veterinary Center, LLC, Laurel, MD 20707, USA. lakesidevc@eartlink.net
Schiller
Chris A
CA
D000671:Amputation, Surgical; D000818:Animals; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D006364:Hedgehogs; D006614:Hindlimb / Q000601:surgery; D007150:Immunohistochemistry / Q000662:veterinary; D007794:Lameness, Animal / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D012516:Osteosarcoma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000662:veterinary*; D011859:Radiography; D012652:Self Mutilation; D013125:Spinal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000662:veterinary*