title: Smooth-muscle hyperplasia and neoplasia in the ovaries of domestic ferrets (Mustela putorius furo).
abstract: Twenty cases of ovarian leiomyoma in a colony of ferrets are described. The tumour appears to be relatively frequent in this species which is in general noted for its lack of susceptibility to spontaneous and induced neoplasia.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002335:Carnivora; D005260:Female; D005289:Ferrets; D006965:Hyperplasia / Q000473:pathology / Q000662:veterinary; D007889:Leiomyoma / Q000473:pathology / Q000662:veterinary*; D009130:Muscle, Smooth / Q000473:pathology; D010051:Ovarian Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000662:veterinary*; D010053:Ovary / Q000473:pathology*