Message Number: SG6233 | New FHL Archives SearchFrom: Linda.Doran@nasw.org
Date: Mon, 6 Oct 2003 23:41:41 +0100 (BST)
To: ferrethealth@smartgroups.com
Subject: Need help from vets -- liver cyst
Message-ID: <7643291.1065480101058.JavaMail.root@thallium.smartgroups.com>
The radiologist's diagnosis of Chocolate Moose's ultrasound states that "thoracic radiographs show air bronchograms" and abdominal radiographs show an enlarged spleen. "There is a 1 cm cyst in the liver parenchyma. The gall bladder is mildly distended" and the urinary bladder is distended. Otherwise, organs, including the heart, appear normal and no masses or calculi are noted.
The diagnosis is "possible lymphoma of the liver and spleen." They recommended fine-needle aspirates, though I don't know what good that would do.
What I want to know is, would a 1-cm cyst in the liver, which seems huge for a ferret, cause significant pain and cause ALP and ALT go to up?
Thanks.
Linda and Chocolate Moose
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