title: Cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma in an African pygmy hedgehog (Atelerix albiventris).
abstract: A cutaneous mass was surgically excised in a 4-year-old African pygmy hedgehog (Atelerix albiventris). A squamous cell carcinoma was diagnosed based on histopathological examination and local recurrence following excision is strongly suspected. To the authors' knowledge, this is the first well-documented report of a cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma in this species.
authors.affiliation: Département de Sciences Cliniques (Couture, Langlois, Santamaria-Bouvier) and Département de Pathologie et Microbiologie (Benoit-Biancamano), Faculté de Médecine Vétérinaire, Université de Montréal, 3200 Sicotte, Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec J2S 2M2.
authors.forename: Émilie L
authors.initials: ÉL
authors.lastname: Couture
authors.affiliation: Département de Sciences Cliniques (Couture, Langlois, Santamaria-Bouvier) and Département de Pathologie et Microbiologie (Benoit-Biancamano), Faculté de Médecine Vétérinaire, Université de Montréal, 3200 Sicotte, Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec J2S 2M2.
authors.forename: Isabelle
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Langlois
authors.affiliation: Département de Sciences Cliniques (Couture, Langlois, Santamaria-Bouvier) and Département de Pathologie et Microbiologie (Benoit-Biancamano), Faculté de Médecine Vétérinaire, Université de Montréal, 3200 Sicotte, Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec J2S 2M2.
authors.forename: Ariane
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Santamaria-Bouvier
authors.affiliation: Département de Sciences Cliniques (Couture, Langlois, Santamaria-Bouvier) and Département de Pathologie et Microbiologie (Benoit-Biancamano), Faculté de Médecine Vétérinaire, Université de Montréal, 3200 Sicotte, Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec J2S 2M2.
authors.forename: Marie-Odile
authors.initials: MO
authors.lastname: Benoit-Biancamano
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery / Q000662:veterinary*; D006364:Hedgehogs; D008297:Male; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local / Q000473:pathology / Q000662:veterinary*; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery / Q000662:veterinary*