Computed tomography for the diagnosis of a lumbosacral nerve sheath tumour and management by hemipelvectomy

Journal of Small Animal Practice

Volumn 42, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 248-252

  Niles, J D ^a   Dyce, J ^a   Mattoon, J S ^a  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL LAMENESS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DOG; DOG DISEASE; ECHOGRAPHY; HEMIPELVECTOMY; LUMBOSACRAL PLEXUS; MALE; NERVE SHEATH TUMOR; PERIPHERAL NERVE TUMOR; RADIOGRAPHY;

ANIMALS; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; HEMIPELVECTOMY; LAMENESS, ANIMAL; LUMBOSACRAL PLEXUS; MALE; NERVE SHEATH NEOPLASMS; PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM NEOPLASMS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 0035348922     PISSN: 00224510     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1748-5827.2001.tb02030.x     Document Type: Article

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