title: Lachrymal Gland Basal Cell Adenocarcinoma in a Ferret (Mustela putorius furo).
abstract: A 1 cm diameter mass was detected in the caudal superotemporal area of the left eye of a 6-year-old neutered male ferret (Mustela putorius furo). The mass and the left eye were removed surgically. Microscopical examination revealed a tumour of the adnexal gland of the eye that had invaded the surrounding ocular muscle. The tumour was composed of basal-type epithelial cells arranged in a solid, or occasionally tubular, pattern. Immunohistochemically, the tumour cells expressed cytokeratin and p63, but not smooth muscle actin. Based on these findings, the tumour was diagnosed as a basal cell adenocarcinoma of the lachrymal gland. In addition to the tumour, the retina of the left eye was detached and folded at the centre of the globe. This is the first report of a non-human case of basal cell adenocarcinoma of the lachrymal gland.
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Veterinary Pathology, Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo, Yayoi 1-1-1, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, Japan.
authors.forename: J K
authors.initials: JK
authors.lastname: Chambers
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Veterinary Pathology, Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo, Yayoi 1-1-1, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, Japan.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Nakamori
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Veterinary Pathology, Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo, Yayoi 1-1-1, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, Japan.
authors.forename: T E
authors.initials: TE
authors.lastname: Kishimoto
authors.affiliation: Miwa Exotic Animal Hospital, 1-25-5, Komagome, Toshima-ku, Tokyo, Japan.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Nakata
authors.affiliation: Miwa Exotic Animal Hospital, 1-25-5, Komagome, Toshima-ku, Tokyo, Japan.
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Miwa
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Veterinary Pathology, Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo, Yayoi 1-1-1, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, Japan.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Nakayama
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Veterinary Pathology, Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo, Yayoi 1-1-1, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, Japan. Electronic address: auchidak@mail.ecc.u-tokyo.ac.jp.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Uchida
mesh_terms: D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000662:veterinary*; D000818:Animals; D005134:Eye Neoplasms / Q000662:veterinary*; D005289:Ferrets; D008297:Male
keywords: basal cell adenocarcinoma; ferret; lachrymal gland tumour; retinal dysplasia