A cluster of cases of juvenile mediastinal lymphoma in a ferret colony
Batchelder, M.A.; Erdman, S.E.; Li, X.; Fox, J.G.
Laboratory Animal Science 46(3): 271-274
1996
ISSN/ISBN: 0023-6764 PMID: 8799931 Document Number: 459954
Three cases of juvenile mediastinal lymphoma developed in a laboratory colony of ferrets. Two ferrets became acutely moribund, and one was found dead with no preceding signs of illness. Splenomegaly, hepatomegaly, and a large thoracic mass were the primary features in each case. All three ferrets had multiorgan metastasis of the tumor. Two ferrets were tested for feline leukemia virus and Aleutian disease virus with negative results.