Lymphosarcoma with leukemic blood profile in a Savannah monitor lizard (Varanus exanthematicus)

Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 158-164

  Schultze, A Eric ^a   Mason, Gary L ^a   Clyde, Victoria L ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

^b Milwaukee County Zoological Gardens   (United States)

Author keywords

Hematopoietic neoplasia; Leukemia; Lymphosarcoma; Neoplasia; Savannah monitor lizard; Varanus exanthematicus

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; BLOOD; BLOOD ANALYSIS; BLOOD EXAMINATION; CASE REPORT; FATALITY; KIDNEY; LIVER; LIZARD; LYMPHATIC LEUKEMIA; LYMPHOSARCOMA; MALE; NEEDLE BIOPSY; PATHOLOGY;

ANIMALS; AUTOPSY; BIOPSY, NEEDLE; BLOOD CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; FATAL OUTCOME; HEMATOLOGIC TESTS; KIDNEY; LEUKEMIA, LYMPHOCYTIC; LIVER; LIZARDS; LYMPHOMA, DIFFUSE; MALE;

EID: 0033090079     PISSN: 10427260     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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