Treatment of a Thyroid Tumor in an African Pygmy Hedgehog (Atelerix albiventris)

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• 作者：Michelle K. LaRue ; DVM^a ; ^{michelle.larue@tx.rr.com" class="auth_mail" title="E-mail the corresponding author} ; Brian K. Flesner ; DVM ; MS ; Dip. ACVIM (Oncology)^a ; Christine T. Higbie ; DVM^a ; Shannon Dehghanpir ; DVM^b ; Nicholas Crossland ; DVM^b ; Javier G. Nevarez ; DVM ; PhD ; Dip. ACZM ; Dip. ECZM (Herpetology)^a ; Thomas N. Tully Jr. ; DVM ; MS ; Dip. ECZM (Avian) ; Dip. ABVP (Avian)^a ; Britton J. Grasperge ; DVM ; Dip. ACVP^b ; Ingeborg M. Langohr ; DVM ; PhD ; Dip. ACVP^b ; Keijiro Shiomitsu ; DVM ; Dip. ACVR (Radiation Oncology)^a
• 关键词：Atelerix albiventris ; hedgehog ; thyroid tumor ; neoplasia ; radiation therapy
• 刊名：Journal of Exotic Pet Medicine
• 出版年：2016
• 出版时间：July 2016
• 年：2016
• 卷：25
• 期：3
• 页码：226-230
• 全文大小：707 K

文摘

A 4-year-old, intact male, African pygmy hedgehog (Atelerix albiventris) was presented for evaluation of a 1.5 × 2.5 cm firm mass on the right ventral neck. The ventral cervical mass was surgically resected and histopathologically diagnosed as a presumptive metastatic C-cell carcinoma. Following surgery, the hedgehog was treated with a total of 32 Gy (8 Gy/fraction for 4 weekly fractions) via external beam radiation therapy. No acute radiation side effects were noted during or 1 week post–radiation therapy. At the time of writing, the hedgehog was 9 months postdiagnosis with no evidence of local recurrence or metastatic disease.