From:
"Sue Liszewski"
Date: 2005-02-24 18:05:54 UTC
Subject: RE: [ferrethealth] Granulomatous steatitis = adrenal histopath
To: ferrethealth@smartgroups.com
Message-ID: <BAY104-F6F234040AC7559022B8ABDC640@phx.gbl>
It appears that way to me too. It happens. I guess the amount of fat
surrounding that area accounted for this problem. I hope that it was missed
only because the tissue was not abnormal otherwise I fear you may require
another surgery on your little one. Best of luck. I usu dont wory too much
about a single steatatic nodule it is more of a concern when it is diffuse.
I have seen similar in cats and have not done anything special with them.
Best to you and your little one.
Dr. Sue
>From: jviviano3@comcast.net
>Reply-To: ferrethealth@smartgroups.com
>To: ferrethealth@smartgroups.com
>Subject: [ferrethealth] Granulomatous steatitis = adrenal histopath
>Date: Thu, 24 Feb 2005 15:29:25 +0000 (GMT)
>
>This is Drew's histopath after a bilateral adrenalectomy (3yr old neutered
>male ferret):
>
>History: Tissue from left adrenal
>Diagnosis: Granulomatous steatitis
>Remarks: Adrenal tissue was not identified.
>Histopathology: Section consists of adrenal tissue which actually consists
>of an abundant amount of fat. There is some areas of hemorrhage throughout
>and a focal area of macrophage accumulation with large foamy vacuolated
>macrophages. This forms a nodular mass type lesion. There is no evidence
>of adrenal tissue and all submitted pieces were processed and examined.
>
>Questions:
>1. Am I reading this correctly, in that there wasn't any adrenal tissue in
>the sample whatsoever?
>2. Is there a chance that this mass may have been mistaken for an adrenal
>gland, and the true adrenal is still intact?
>3. I looked up steatitis, and it is an inflammatory disease of adipose
>tissue, associated with nutrition deficiency in cats (vitamin E
>deficiency). Drew was on a diet of Whiskas dry cat food before I adopted
>him. Does anyone think there may be a correlation here? He's on a high
>quality ferret food now.
>4. Has anyone seen this in ferrets?
>5. Drew is very fat. I have no problems with fat ferrets, I prefer them
>over skinny ferrets. Many of you who have seen skinny, sick ferrets
>probably agree. Should I be concerned about his weight with this finding
>of granulomatous steatitis? Would I assume it may be distributed in other
>parts of his body? Is this a worry?
>
>Thank you in advance for any help!
>
>Jen & Drew, Jude, and Finnegan
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