Girard-Luc Anne, Prata Daniela, Huet Hélène, Lagadic Marie, Bernex Florence
Unité d'Embryologie, d'Histologie et d'Anatomie Pathologique and INRA UMR 955, Ecole Nationale Vétérinaire d'Alfort, Maisons-Alfort Cedex, France.
J Vet Diagn Invest. 2009 Nov;21(6):915-7. doi: 10.1177/104063870902100629.
A 1.5-year-old, neutered, male ferret (Mustela putorius furo) was presented with sudden lethargy, anorexia, and diarrhea. Clinical and radiographic examinations revealed an intra-abdominal mass. An explorative laparotomy was performed. A neoplasm, located in the ileum wall, was submitted for histopathologic examination. The tumor consisted of weakly eosinophilic spindle cells arranged in a compact pattern with haphazardly interlacing bundles. Neoplastic cells labeled positively for KIT (cluster of differentiation 117, stem cell factor receptor) and vimentin. Based on histologic and immunohistologic results, this tumor was diagnosed as a gastrointestinal stromal tumor. Results suggest that this ferret tumor shares strong similarities with the canine and human counterparts.
