Department of Medical Imaging, Veterinary Medical Center at the Western College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, S7N 3Z1, Canada.
Avian, Exotic and Wildlife Medicine and Surgery Department, Veterinary Medical Center at the Western College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, S7N 3Z1, Canada.
Vet Radiol Ultrasound. 2022 Sep;63(5):E11-E15. doi: 10.1111/vru.13100. Epub 2022 Jun 12.
A 7-year-old spayed female ferret was presented to the Veterinary Teaching Hospital at the Western College of Veterinary Medicine for a slow-growing mass involving the base of the tail. Radiographs revealed a large, irregularly marginated mineralized mass centered on the fifth to seventh caudal vertebrae with osteolysis of the affected caudal vertebrae. A partial caudectomy was performed, and histopathology was consistent with a chordoma. This is the first case report describing the radiographic appearance of a chordoma in the proximal tail and only the second report to describe radiographic findings in a ferret.
一只 7 岁已绝育的雌性雪貂因尾巴根部生长缓慢的肿块而被送到西兽医教学医院。放射学检查显示，第五到第七尾椎骨中心处有一个大的、不规则边界的矿化肿块，受影响的尾椎骨有骨质溶解。进行了部分尾切除术，组织病理学检查符合脊索瘤。这是首例描述近端尾巴脊索瘤放射学表现的病例报告，也是第二例描述雪貂放射学发现的病例报告。
