Table 1.
tissue distribution and specific diagnosis of tumors in ferrets
| Organ system | Differentiation/site | Diagnosis | N° of cases |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adrenal gland | Cortical | Cortical carcinoma | 228 |
| Cortical adenoma | 61 | ||
| Medullary | Pheochromocytoma | 11 | |
| Neuroblastoma | 2 | ||
| Other | Leiomyoma | 5 | |
| Spindle cell sarcoma | 3 | ||
| Leiomyosarcoma | 2 | ||
| Malignant neoplasia NOS | 1 | ||
| Pancreas | Insular | Islet cell tumor | 190 |
| Exocrine | Exocrine adenocarcinoma | 6 | |
| Exocrine adenomas | 4 | ||
| Skin and subcutis | Mastocytic | Mast cell tumor | 68 |
| Sebaceous | Sebaceous epithelioma | 22 | |
| Sebaceous adenoma | 16 | ||
| Apocrine | Apocrine adenocarcinoma | 10 | |
| Apocrine adenoma | 8 | ||
| Squamous | Squamous cell carcinoma | 9 | |
| Vascular | Hemangioma | 8 | |
| Angiosarcoma | 1 | ||
| Other | Fibroma | 3 | |
| Leiomyoma | 3 | ||
| Basal cell carcinoma | 2 | ||
| Trichoblastoma | 2 | ||
| Leiomyosarcoma | 1 | ||
| Rhabdomyosarcoma | 1 | ||
| Infundibular keratinizing acanthoma | 1 | ||
| Lipoma | 1 | ||
| Skeletal system | Chordoma | 24 | |
| Osteosarcoma | 2 | ||
| Abdominal cavity | Spindle cell tumor with polygonal cells | 22 | |
| Leiomyosarcoma | 1 | ||
| Hemangioma | 1 | ||
| Liver | Cholangiocellular | Cholangiocellular carcinoma | 6 |
| Vascular | Hemangiosarcoma | 4 | |
| Hemangioma | 2 | ||
| Hepatocellular | Hepatocellular carcinoma | 3 | |
| Hepatocellular adenoma | 2 | ||
| Round cell tumor | Undifferentiated NOS | 3 | |
| Digestive tract | Oral cavity | Squamous cell carcinoma | 3 |
| Fibromatous epulis | 1 | ||
| Sarcoma NOS | 1 | ||
| Stomach | Gastric carcinoma | 3 | |
| Intestine | Adenocarcinoma | 6 | |
| Leiomyoma | 1 | ||
| Genital system | Ovary | Gonadostromal tumor | 3 |
| Carcinoma | 1 | ||
| Uterus | Adenocarcinoma | 2 | |
| Leiomyoma | 1 | ||
| Vagina | Papilloma | 1 | |
| Testicle | Seminoma | 3 | |
| Gonadostromal tumor | 2 | ||
| Prostate | Adenocarcinoma | 1 | |
| Miscellaneous | Lymph node | Metastatic neoplasm | 4 |
| Hemangioma | 1 | ||
| Spleen | RCT NOS | 3 | |
| Myelolipoma | 1 | ||
| Kidney | Sarcoma NOS | 1 | |
| Lung | Adenocarcinoma | 1 | |
| Mediastinum | Hemangioma | 1 | |
| Thoracic cavity | Sarcoma NOS | 1 | |
| Salivary gland | Adenoma | 1 | |
| Lacrimal gland | Adenoma | 1 |