Transitional Cell Carcinoma of the Renal Pelvis in a Ferret.

摘要

We describe a transitional cell carcinoma arising from the renal pelvis of a ferret (Mustela putorius furo). This is the first descriptive report of a primary renal tumor in this species. It is unusual in that it completely replaced the kidney. The possibility of the tumor arising from a blind-ending ureter in a case of renal agenesis was entertained. Also interesting is that the first primary renal tumor described in this species, is a neoplasm considered uncommon in most species. Keywords: Animal, Ferret, Pathology, Neoplasm, Carcinoma, Urinary, Kidney, Renal, Transitional.