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ABSTRACT:
SUBMITTER: Del Aguila G
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6900726 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Nov
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Journal of veterinary diagnostic investigation : official publication of the American Association of Veterinary Laboratory Diagnosticians, Inc 20191004 6
African pygmy hedgehogs (<i>Atelerix albiventris</i>) frequently develop oral neoplasms, and most of these neoplasms are malignant. We characterized oral masses detected in hedgehogs at clinical examination. During a 1-y period, we diagnosed oral cavity masses in 27 privately owned hedgehogs; 16 were female and 11 were male, with ages of 2-7 y (mean: 4.3 y). Eight masses were non-neoplastic and were diagnosed as gingival hyperplasia (GH). Nineteen masses were neoplastic, of which 17 were squamou ...[more]