>course she had a massive weird looking tumour on her pancreas as
>well and everything has gone to the lab.  Can they have just one
>huge islet cell tumour?  I have pictures of it and the liver and spleen.
 
Dear X:
 
Remember that ferrets have a lymph node in the vicinity of the pancreas,
and often smack dab right in the middle of it.  Many vets mistake these
for islet cell tumors.  Not to say that is what it is, but the two can
look very similar on gross inspection.
 
With kindest regards,
Bruce Williams, DVM
[Posted in FML issue 3588]