From:
"Karen McCabe"
Date: 2008-11-18 04:21:19 UTC
Subject: [ferrethealth] Re: growths on his head
To: ferrethealth@yahoogroups.com
--- In ferrethealth@yahoogroups.com, "Kate" <fangsyferret@...> wrote:
>
> I posted previously about the small growth on my ferrets head, but got
> no responses. Looking through the archives, this old post below
> suggests 3 possibilities:
>
> - sebaceous epithelioma
> - scent gland cyst
> - salivary mucocele
>
> I have posted pics in an album called "Growth on head".
> [
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ferrethealth/photos/album/1743188510/pic/list
]
Could be a mast cell tumor. Here are some photo's of one that was
removed from my ferret Connor....
http://www.cinnamonsprite.net/ferret/mast_cell_tumor/connor_mastcelltumor4.jpg
http://www.cinnamonsprite.net/ferret/mast_cell_tumor/connor_mastcelltumor5.jpg
I've had several others with them as well, they're very common in
ferrets. Mast cells are usually benign and not something to be overly
concerned about but they can be malignant. Only one of mine so far has
had malignant mast cells (my Devlin had three removed, all were
malignant).
If you choose to have it removed be sure to have it biopsied.
Karen McCabe
http://www.cinnamonsprite.net
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