Successful treatment of oral squamous cell carcinoma with intralesional fluorouracil in a Malayan tapir (Tapirus indicus)

Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 262-264

  Miller, Christine L ^a   Templeton, Richard S ^b   Karpinski, Lorraine ^c  

^a Miami Metrozoo   (United States)

^b Templeton Franklin Vet Assoc   (United States)

^c South Dade Animal Hospital   (United States)

Author keywords

Fluorouracil; Malayan tapir; Neoplasia; Squamous cell carcinoma; Tapirus indicus

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC ANTIMETABOLITE; CEFTIOFUR; CEPHALOSPORIN DERIVATIVE; FLUOROURACIL;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BIOPSY; CASE REPORT; CYTOCHEMISTRY; INTRALESIONAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; MAXILLA; MOUTH TUMOR; PATHOLOGY; PERISSODACTYLA; RADIOGRAPHY; SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA;

ANIMALS; ANTIMETABOLITES, ANTINEOPLASTIC; BIOPSY; CARCINOMA, SQUAMOUS CELL; CEPHALOSPORINS; FLUOROURACIL; HISTOCYTOCHEMISTRY; INJECTIONS, INTRALESIONAL; MALE; MAXILLA; MOUTH NEOPLASMS; PERISSODACTYLA;

EID: 0034207966     PISSN: 10427260     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1638/1042-7260(2000)031[0262:STOOSC]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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