Bilateral granulosa cell tumor and hyperplastic uterine pathology in an African pygmy hedgehog (Atelerix albiventris)

摘要

A five-year-old female African pygmy hedgehog was presented with anorexia and bloody vaginal discharge. Further diagnostics showed enlarged ovaries and uterine horns (radiography, ultrasonography). An ovariohysterectomy was conducted with the owner's consent. The pathological examination of the removed tissues showed that both ovaries contained granulosa cell tumours of the Sertoli cell type with sporadic cysts. Furthermore, a glandular-cyst-like hyperplasia of the endometrium with enlarged polyps and dilatation of the uterine wall with enlargement of the lumen could be detected. The detailed approach of the ovariohysterectomy in this African pygmy hedgehog - including the analgesia with butorphanol and meloxicam, inhalation anaesthesia using isoflurane, and the aftercare (cefovecin and meloxicam) - is described and supported with photographs.