Paraplegia in a Domestic Ferret (Mustela Putorius Furo) Secondary to Metastatic Adrenocortical Carcinoma with Myxoid Differentiation

Neurologic disease is a common presentation of domestic ferrets (Mustela putorius furo) with infectious, neoplastic, and traumatic etiologies documented. Adrenocortical neoplasia is also well documented in domestic ferrets, with metastatic lesions rarely described. This case report describes an abno...

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Published in:	Journal of exotic pet medicine Vol. 29; pp. 63 - 69
Main Authors:	Householder, Hilary M., Cassmann, Eric D., White, Robin, Fales-Williams, Amanda, Viall, Austin K, Zaffarano, Bianca A.
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	United States Elsevier Inc 01-04-2019
Subjects:	adrenocortical adenocarcinoma Ferret metastasis myxoid paraplegia paraplegia metastasis Ferret adrenocortical adenocarcinoma myxoid
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Summary:	Neurologic disease is a common presentation of domestic ferrets (Mustela putorius furo) with infectious, neoplastic, and traumatic etiologies documented. Adrenocortical neoplasia is also well documented in domestic ferrets, with metastatic lesions rarely described. This case report describes an abnormal presentation of adrenocortical adenocarcinoma with myxoid differentiation and subsequent metastasis to the spinal cord and vertebral bodies, resulting in hind limb paraplegia in an adult spayed female ferret.
ISSN:	1557-5063 1931-6283
DOI:	10.1053/j.jepm.2018.10.006