From:
Julie Cameron
Date: 2001-09-22 03:35:00 UTC
Subject: Leiomyosarcoma
Hi,
I just had a ferret operated on that had typical adrenal symptoms. The vet
removed what she thought was a large right adrenal tumor. The path report
came back as a Leiomyosarcoma. After looking that up and realizing that it
is a Smooth Muscle Tumor (hope I got that right), I realized that another
vet I went to mentioned that he has had two cases of the same thing
recently.
My questions are: What does this mean for the ferret as far as the adrenal
symptoms? Is this what was causing the problem or should I still expect the
ferret to have adrenal troubles? What is the long term prognosis of such a
tumor? Also, should I be worried that the two vets I use have mistaken
these Smooth Muscle Tumors for Adrenal tumors? I realize they are tumors
that needed to come out, just wondering if it should have been obvious that
this wasn't an adrenal?
Thank you for any insight to this question.
Julie
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