Nontraumatic rupture of an adrenal gland tumor causing intra-abdominal or retroperitoneal hemorrhage in four dogs

Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association

Volumn 219, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 329-333

  Whittemore, Jacqueline C ^a,c   Preston, Chris A ^a,d   Kyles, Andrew E ^a   Hardie, Elizabeth M ^b   Feldman, Edward C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Melbourne Vet Specialist Centre ^*  (United States)

^d Melbourne Veterinary Specialist Centre   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CANIS FAMILIARIS;

ABDOMEN; ADRENAL TUMOR; ADRENALECTOMY; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; CASE REPORT; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DOG; DOG DISEASE; FATALITY; FEMALE; MALE; MORTALITY; RETROPERITONEUM; RUPTURE; TUMOR RECURRENCE;

ABDOMEN; ADRENAL GLAND NEOPLASMS; ADRENALECTOMY; ANIMALS; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; FATAL OUTCOME; FEMALE; HEMORRHAGE; MALE; NEOPLASM RECURRENCE, LOCAL; RETROPERITONEAL SPACE; RUPTURE, SPONTANEOUS;

EID: 0035433264     PISSN: 00031488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2460/javma.2001.219.329     Document Type: Article

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