From:
Sukie Crandall
Date: 2005-01-08 04:51:17 UTC
Subject: Carboplatin and apocrine adenocarcinoma info needed
To: ferrethealth@smartgroups.com
Message-id: <EEB8FBD8-6130-11D9-B1A7-000A95CD182C@mac.com>
There has been trouble getting this post through, so to facilitate =
getting help in a timely fashion I am carrying it through before our =
expected ice storm hits.
Reply to the list or the original poster or both, please:
> Cynthia Vick <cmvick13@hotmail.com>
> Hi, my little Rascal has apocrine adenocarcinoma.=A0=A0It seems to be =
> metastatic because it recurred two months after surgical =
> excision.=A0=A0The second time it was on his skin again as well as in som=
e =
> axillary lymph nodes.=A0=A0All were removed the day after I discovered =
> them.=A0=A0Chest rads show clean heart and lungs in October as well as =
> today.=A0=A0I'm hopeful that metastasis isn't systemic yet.=A0=A0The =
> oncologist I talked to suggests using Carboplatin as a =
> chemotherapeutic.=A0=A0I can get it at a reasonable cost since I work at =
a =
> vet hospital and I can get it at veterinary cost.=A0=A0I know in cats =
> Cisplatin has been successful in putting carcinomas into remission, =
> however diuresis is crucial to using cisplatin and I don't think =
> that's quite feasible in a little weasel.=A0=A0Anyway, it has been a week=
=
> since the most recent surgery and I'd like to get on the chemo as soon =
> as possible to avoid further metastasis.=A0=A0He's 5.5 years old, but =
> still has all the spunk as ever.=A0=A0
>
> The other thought my vet had was to use NSAIDs or pred.=A0=A0Any thought=
s =
> on either of the three treatments?=A0=A0 NSAIDs, prednisone or Carboplati=
n
>
> =A0
> Thanks, Cynthia, Rascal, Harley and Chaos
> Missing Stinky, Keona, Bell, Funk and Serenity