{"id":524,"date":"2023-03-02T01:15:35","date_gmt":"2023-03-02T01:15:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fetchwebsites.net\/?p=524"},"modified":"2024-06-18T07:08:35","modified_gmt":"2024-06-18T07:08:35","slug":"rat-mammary-tumours","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fetchwebsites.net\/index.php\/2023\/03\/02\/rat-mammary-tumours\/","title":{"rendered":"Rat mammary tumours"},"content":{"rendered":"\n[et_pb_section][et_pb_row][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243;][et_pb_text]<!-- divi:media-text {\"mediaId\":108,\"mediaLink\":\"https:\/\/fetchwebsites.net\/img_1900\/\",\"mediaType\":\"image\"} -->\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"920\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/fetchwebsites.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/IMG_1900-920x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-108 size-full\"\/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\"><!-- divi:paragraph -->\n<p>Rats have extensive mammary tissue and mammary tumours are one of the most common neoplasms in this species. Majority of these tumours are benign fibroadenomas, with a smaller percentage being carcinomas. Fibroadenomas can grow to a massive size and affect the rat&#8217;s mobility and function. Tumour removal is achievable with surgery, however, new tumours can arise as early as a few months later.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<!-- \/divi:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- divi:paragraph -->\n<p>Desexing female rats by 7 months of age reduces the risk of mammary tumours by up to 95%. There are mixed opinions about whether desexing adult rats (surgically or chemically) once a mammary tumour develops is protective against future tumour growth. A small study found no difference in subsequent tumour development between deslorelin implanted and control rats following surgical tumour removal. More research is needed to answer these question.<\/p>\n<!-- \/divi:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- divi:paragraph -->\n<p>Photo of a rat recovering from a spey.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<!-- \/divi:paragraph --><\/div><\/div>\n<!-- \/divi:media-text -->[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rats have extensive mammary tissue and mammary tumours are one of the most common neoplasms in this species. Majority of these tumours are benign fibroadenomas, with a smaller percentage being carcinomas.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":108,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":"<!-- wp:media-text {\"mediaId\":108,\"mediaLink\":\"https:\/\/fetchwebsites.net\/img_1900\/\",\"mediaType\":\"image\"} -->\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img src=\"https:\/\/fetchwebsites.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/IMG_1900-920x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-108 size-full\"\/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\"><!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Rats have extensive mammary tissue and mammary tumours are one of the most common neoplasms in this species. Majority of these tumours are benign fibroadenomas, with a smaller percentage being carcinomas. 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