From:
motorcityferrets@hotmail.com
Date: 2002-07-24 21:17:10 UTC
Subject: RE: liver tumor-hair loss?
To: ferrethealth@smartgroups.com
Message-ID: <10310331.1027545430605.JavaMail.root@scandium>
> The size, location, and hair loss all point to this tumor being an malignant
> adrenal tumor. About 50% of "liver tumors" are actually metastatic adrenocortical
> carcinomas, and these signs and symptoms all point to it. Of course, without
> a biopsy or examination at autopsy we may never know for sure.
> With kindest regards,
> Bruce Williams, dVM
dr. williams,
i wonder if you would give more detail from this message (and the one you were replying to)...is there sometimes a correlation between WHERE the hair loss is and what kind of adrenal issue critter is dealing with?
if you answer yes you realize of course i'm going to have to wrack my brain to remember what type of hair loss the 30+ critters i've had in for surgery over the past 2 years had before surgery ;)~ eek! hahaha. at least i can perhaps look at future critters with a more educated eye! :)
as for professor, or mr. lumpy-vein in tummy: his owner was leaning against surgical removal and after your comments i think her decision would be more firm. usually benign = don't mess with it. i too am curious and would like to know what it is. i wonder if, when the time comes naturally for professor, you might be interested in the tumor taken at autopsy? hopefully i wouldn't be able to send it for a couple more years yet, but i thought i'd ask. in other words, would it be valuable to your learning at any time?
thx for the info! :)
nanci
motor city ferrets