http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24962052

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J Small Anim Pract. 2014 Jun 24. doi: 10.1111/jsap.12243. [Epub ahead
of print]

Prepuce and partial penile amputation for treatment of preputial gland
neoplasia in twoferrets.

van Zeeland YR, Lennox A, Quinton JF, Schoemaker NJ.

Author information
van Zeeland YR
Division of Zoological Medicine, Department of Clinical Sciences of
Companion Animals, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Utrecht University,
Yalelaan 108, 3584, CM, Utrecht, The Netherlands.

Abstract
Preputial tumours in ferrets are frequently malignant and therefore
warrant prompt investigation. As many cases do not respond favourably
to surgery, even in combination with radiation therapy, wide surgical
resection has been recommended. Such a procedure may necessitate
partial or total penile resection but outcomes have thus far not been
well described. The current case series describes two ferrets in which
surgical resection, including penile amputation, was performed using
10 and 5 mm margins, respectively. In the first case, no recurrence
of preputial gland adenocarcinoma was noted for 32 months postsurgery,
whereas multiple attempts at surgery and radiation therapy were
unsuccessful in the second. These cases suggest that margins of at
least 1 cm may help achieve a better outcome. Penile amputation for
the treatment of preputial tumours appears to be well tolerated by
ferrets, as demonstrated by these cases.

(C) 2014 British Small Animal Veterinary Association.

PMID: 24962052 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

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