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Focal thoracolumbar spinal cord lymphosarcoma in a ferret (Mustela putorius furo)
Joelle C Ingrao1, David Eshar1, Andrew Vince1
1Department of Pathobiology (Ingrao, Vince, Smith), Ontario Veterinary College Health Sciences Centre (Eshar, Lee-Chow, Nykamp), Department of Clinical Studies (Nykamp), Animal Health Laboratory (DeLay), Ontario Veterinary College, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario N1G 2W1.
Abstract:
A 6-year-old, castrated male domestic ferret (Mustela putorius furo) was euthanized following progressive hind limb paresis and atonia of the bladder of 1-year duration. Neurological evaluation localized the lesion to the thoracolumbar spinal region, and magnetic resonance imaging showed a focal intramedullary spinal cord lesion. Histopathology revealed an extensive, unencapsulated, poorly demarcated mass within the thoracolumbar spinal cord, diagnosed as lymphosarcoma.
