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sukiec@optonline.net
Date: 2006-07-11 02:51:57 UTC
Subject: [ferrethealth] RE: Juvenile lymphoma / lymphosarcoma
To: ferrethealth@smartgroups.com
Have they looked to see if her thymus is enlarged?
I recall there being a very helpful JL section in this reference from 3 yea=
rs ago:
http://www.afip.org/ferrets/PDF/Lymphoma_Ferrets.pdf
I have author's permission for quoting.
Here you go:
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A second form, lymphoblastic lymphoma (also =
called the juvenile form) usually affects ferrets =
less than two years of age. In this variant, =
myriads of immature (blastic) cells infiltrate =
visceral organs in large numbers, while the =
lymph nodes remain unaffected until the latest =
stages of disease. Infiltration by neoplastic cells =
results in enlargement of major organs and the =
most commonly affected organs are the liver, =
spleen and thymus. In most cases, thymic =
enlargement rapidly becomes a life-threatening =
issue, as the thymus occupies the thoracic cavity, =
a space enclosed by the unforgiving cage of the =
ribs. As the neoplastic cells expand the thymus =
(as seen in Figure 2), the thymus compresses the =
adjacent lungs, making it difficult, and =
eventually impossible, for the animal to breathe. =
In juvenile lymphoma, labored breathing is often =
the first clinical sign noticed by the owner, and =
this form=92s early compromise of pulmonary =
function is the reason that it carries the shortest =
survival time of all variants (only 2 weeks after =
diagnosis.) =
END QUOTE
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