TY - JOUR
T1 - Oral squamous cell carcinoma in a greater hedgehog tenrec (Setifer setosus)
AU - Brady, Sean
AU - Harrison, Tara
AU - Rodriguez, Carlos O.
AU - Johnson, Amanda
AU - Wack, Raymund F.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2016 British Veterinary Association.
PY - 2016/6/1
Y1 - 2016/6/1
N2 - A five-year-old male greater hedgehog tenrec (Setifer setosus) presented with an oral mass and osteolysis of the mandible. Histopathology characterised the mass as a squamous cell carcinoma with extension into the alveolar bone. The patient was treated with intralesional bleomycin, clindamycin, meloxicam and enrofloxacin. After seven weeks of treatment, the animal's condition declined. Radiographs indicated progression of the lesions. Due to its worsening clinical condition and poor response to therapy, the animal was humanely euthanased. This is the first description of squamous cell carcinoma in a greater hedgehog tenrec and the first reported use of intralesional bleomycin in this species.
AB - A five-year-old male greater hedgehog tenrec (Setifer setosus) presented with an oral mass and osteolysis of the mandible. Histopathology characterised the mass as a squamous cell carcinoma with extension into the alveolar bone. The patient was treated with intralesional bleomycin, clindamycin, meloxicam and enrofloxacin. After seven weeks of treatment, the animal's condition declined. Radiographs indicated progression of the lesions. Due to its worsening clinical condition and poor response to therapy, the animal was humanely euthanased. This is the first description of squamous cell carcinoma in a greater hedgehog tenrec and the first reported use of intralesional bleomycin in this species.
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U2 - 10.1136/vetreccr-2016-000314
DO - 10.1136/vetreccr-2016-000314
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84976466668
SN - 2052-6121
VL - 4
JO - Veterinary Record Case Reports
JF - Veterinary Record Case Reports
IS - 1
M1 - e000314
ER -