From:
"Sukie Crandall"
Date: 2007-04-01 16:45:52 UTC
Subject: [ferrethealth] Re: Insulinoma and metastasis- was: Blood Glucose checking question
To: ferrethealth@yahoogroups.com
I don't know, Uli, but will forward your question to Bruce Williams who I was quoting.
Certainly, not everything that causes insulinoma-like symptoms is insulinoma. Lymphoma
also can, ditto carcinoma. Both of those spread readily.
Then again, those two organs are located so near to each other and are in such constant
communication that spread between them would be easier than to a distant organ.
Can't quite wake up today because the trees are pouring our pollen; somehow I think I
would recall where the answer may be for you otherwise.
--- In ferrethealth@yahoogroups.com, "Ulrike" <ferretlove.uk@...> wrote:
>
> My first ferret with insulinoma was- at autopsy and through histopathology-
> diagnosed with a malignant insulinoma that had spread to the liver. So is
> it possible that insulinoma can spread to the liver or is it more likely
> that the pathology lab got it wrong?
>
> A link to autopsy pictures and the pathology report:
> http://www.ferretlove.co.uk/jillypm.htm
>
> Ulrike
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Sukie Crandall" <sukie@...>
>
> > BEGIN QUOTE
> > in fact, metastasis of islet cell tumors
> > has not been documented in this species. As opposed to islet cell
> > neoplasia in the dog and
> > cat, islet cell tumors in the ferret exhibit benign behavior and
> > metastasis is not seen.
> > However, 40% of ferrets will develop additional neoplasms within 10
> > months. This
> > however, is not consistent with the definition of metastatic disease or
> > malignant behavior.
> > END QUOTE
>
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