Little information is available about diseases and pathology of species within the family Tenrecidae, including the greater hedgehog tenrec (Setifer setosus), a Madagascan insectivore. This report summarizes necropsy and histopathologic findings of neoplasia in four captive greater hedgehog tenrecs. Although only four animals are included in this report, neoplasia seems to be a common and significant source of morbidity and mortality in greater hedgehog tenrecs. Types of neoplasia identified include a thyroid follicular-solid carcinoma, two urinary bladder transitional cell carcinomas, uterine endometrial polyps, and multicentric B-cell lymphoma. Due to small sample size, no etiology could be determined, but genetics, viral infection, pesticide treatment, nutrition, or other environmental factors might contribute to the development of neoplasia in this species. This is the first report of neoplasia in greater hedgehog tenrecs.
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1 September 2008
Spontaneous Neoplasia in Four Captive Greater Hedgehog Tenrecs (Setifer setosus)
Mina K. Khoii,
Elizabeth W. Howerth,
Roy B. Burns,
K. Paige Carmichael,
Zoltan S. Gyimesi
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Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine
Vol. 39 • No. 3
September 2008
Vol. 39 • No. 3
September 2008
Greater hedgehog tenrec
Insectivore
large Madagascar hedgehog
neoplasia
pathology
Setifer setosus