Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Radiographic appearance of a caudal vertebral chordoma in a domestic ferret (Mustela putorius furo)
- Journal:
- Veterinary Radiology & Ultrasound
- Year:
- 2022
- Authors:
- Whittaker, Claire PJ et al.
- Affiliation:
- Department of Medical Imaging, Veterinary Medical Center at the Western College of Veterinary Medicine University of Saskatchewan Saskatoon Saskatchewan S7N 3Z1 Canada · Canada
- Species:
- rodent
Abstract
AbstractA 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.
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