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Skin Tumors

Basic facts

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Mast Cell Tumors:

  • Neoplasms that appear on the skin
  • Generally not life-threatening
  • They are discrete, raised, red lesions that have no hair within the borders
  • Your ferret may have multiple ones at once, or they may appear in different places
  • These tumors mediate a variety of vascular reactions in the body, usually of an allergic nature
  • They are benign tumors

Sebaceous Epitheliomas (Basal Cell Tumors):

  • Wart-like growths
  • Not life-threatening
  • They are benign tumors
  • Sometimes misdiagnosed as spider bites

Apocrine Tumors:

  • Come from scent glands
  • Common around the neck, head, prepuce, and vulva
  • They can be simple cysts, benign neoplasms, and rarely malignant

Chordomas:

  • Are malignant neoplasms, but rarely metastasize (spread to other areas)
  • Normally found on the tip of the tail