From:
"Sukie Crandall"
Date: 2008-08-23 21:32:25 UTC
Subject: [ferrethealth] Re: tumor in the perianal area
To: ferrethealth@yahoogroups.com
Who read the slides? Was it a veterinary pathologist who is used to ferrets or a general
vet? Obviously, an expect in ferret veterinary pathology is going to be less likely to
confuse an apocrine cyst with a malignant apocrine tumor, but if a ferret pathologist
didn't read it then perhaps you have some more room for hope.
--- In ferrethealth@yahoogroups.com, "salome1331" <salome1331@...> wrote:
>
> Is there any new or encouraging information about tumors in this
> region? I have a 7 year old ferret with a fast growing lump on her
> butt that my vet initially thought might be an impacted anal gland. No
> such luck - aspiration showed cancer cells. Research online comes up
> with this probably being an apocrine tumor (based mainly on location),
> with an extremely grim outlook.
>
> However, most information I found was a few years old (except for one
> reference to a new study, also with a poor outcome). So - has anything
> changed with the prognosis for these? There's not really time for a
> biopsy to confirm further details, and based on what I've found I'm
> leaning towards keeping her comfortable and then taking her for a
> final trip to the vet.
>
> Thanks
>
------------------------------------
Yahoo! Groups Links
<*> To visit your group on the web, go to:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ferrethealth/
<*> Your email settings:
Individual Email | Traditional
<*> To change settings online go to:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ferrethealth/join
(Yahoo! ID required)
<*> To change settings via email:
mailto:ferrethealth-digest@yahoogroups.com
mailto:ferrethealth-fullfeatured@yahoogroups.com
<*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to:
ferrethealth-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com
<*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to:
http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/