Message Number: SG7840 | New FHL Archives Search
From: Sukie Crandall
Date: 2004-02-09 16:51:57 UTC
Subject: Re: [ferrethealth] Growth on neck
To: ferrethealth@smartgroups.com
Message-Id: <45957DAA-5B20-11D8-AF8A-000A95CD182C@mac.com>

The only tests which are fully diagnositic for lymphoma/lyphmosarcoma
are biopsies of affected tissues with pathology done by a
ferret-knowledgeable veterinary pathologist. Aspirates can be useful
but are not always reliable. Blood tests can be suggestive but the
results can have other causes. Imaging can also be useful for some.