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T cell lymphoma in the lumbar spine of a domestic ferret ( Mustela putorius furo )
Author(s) -
Hanley C. S.,
Wilson G. H.,
Frank P.,
James D. K. A.,
Carmichael K. P.,
Pesti D.,
Ritchie B.
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
veterinary record
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.261
H-Index - 99
eISSN - 2042-7670
pISSN - 0042-4900
DOI - 10.1136/vr.155.11.329
Subject(s) - mustela putorius , medicine , paresis , lymphoma , biopsy , pathology , radiography , lumbar , radiology , anatomy
A 22‐month‐old castrated male ferret developed acute pelvic limb paresis. Radiographs and computed tomography revealed a soft tissue mass with associated bony lysis of 15, and ultrasound‐guided fine needle aspirates suggested that it was a lymphoma. Treatment with prednisone at immunosuppressive doses did not produce any detectable improvement in the ferret's clinical signs and it became moribund less than two weeks after they developed. A postmortem biopsy confirmed the presence of a lymphoma which had invaded the vertebral bone. No viruses were detected by cell culture, or electron microscopy.