Guinea Pig Mammary Cancer Removal: Breast Cancer in Guinea Pigs?!

✨Guinea Pig Mammary Cancer Removal ✨

This guinea pig was diagnosed with mammary cancer. Follow me to see how we treated him!

Yes that’s right, both male and female guinea pigs can develop mammary tumors.

The majority of mammary neoplasms in guinea pigs are benign fibroadenomas. Approximately 30% are adenocarcinomas with metastatic potential.

The most common signs are bleeding of the teats and lumps of the surrounding tissue.

Although mammary tumors rarely metastasize, they are locally invasive and can be painful.
Surgical removal of the tumor is recommended to prevent rupture, remove the source of pain, and prevent metastasis.
As long as margins are clean, most have a great prognosis after surgery.

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