Introduction: Ferrets are among the most common non-conventional companion animal, and are particularly prone to neoplastic diseases. The aim of this study is to investigate the epidemiology of neoplasms in ferret in Italy. Materials and Methods: Cases comprised biopsy samples and postmortem specimens submitted between 2000 and 2010 at the veterinary histopathological service at University of Milan. Signalment and histopathological features were retrieved from archived reports. The total number of submitted samples was used to calculate the prevalence of neoplasms. Results: during an 11 years period 908 submissions were retrieved, 688 of which met the inclusion criteria (75,77%). Multiple neoplasms were common, consequently a total of 856 tumours were evaluated. The endocrine (63,8%), integumentary (14,7%) and the hemolymphatic systems (8,9%) were the most common affected. The age of affected ferrets ranged from 5 months to 10 years. Cutaneous squamous cell carcinomas (SCC) were always associated with sebaceous gland neoplasms, A significant number of abdominal spindle cell tumour with unknown origin was also observed (2,6%). Angiosarcomas were more commonly located in the skin and liver, while splenic cases were not evidenced. Conclusion: The most common neoplasms diagnosed in this study paralleled the previously reported findings. Association between SCC and sebaceous gland neoplasm, and the origin of intrabdominal spindle cell neoplasm needed to be further investigated.
EPIDEMIOLOGY OF NEOPLASIA IN FERRET: 856 CASES (2000-2010)
AVALLONE, GIANCARLO;
2013
Abstract
Introduction: Ferrets are among the most common non-conventional companion animal, and are particularly prone to neoplastic diseases. The aim of this study is to investigate the epidemiology of neoplasms in ferret in Italy. Materials and Methods: Cases comprised biopsy samples and postmortem specimens submitted between 2000 and 2010 at the veterinary histopathological service at University of Milan. Signalment and histopathological features were retrieved from archived reports. The total number of submitted samples was used to calculate the prevalence of neoplasms. Results: during an 11 years period 908 submissions were retrieved, 688 of which met the inclusion criteria (75,77%). Multiple neoplasms were common, consequently a total of 856 tumours were evaluated. The endocrine (63,8%), integumentary (14,7%) and the hemolymphatic systems (8,9%) were the most common affected. The age of affected ferrets ranged from 5 months to 10 years. Cutaneous squamous cell carcinomas (SCC) were always associated with sebaceous gland neoplasms, A significant number of abdominal spindle cell tumour with unknown origin was also observed (2,6%). Angiosarcomas were more commonly located in the skin and liver, while splenic cases were not evidenced. Conclusion: The most common neoplasms diagnosed in this study paralleled the previously reported findings. Association between SCC and sebaceous gland neoplasm, and the origin of intrabdominal spindle cell neoplasm needed to be further investigated.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
