Diagnosis of malignant melanoma in a horse from cytology of body cavity fluid and blood

Equine Veterinary Journal

Volumn 33, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 531-535

  Tarrant, J ^a   Stokol, T ^a,b   Bartol, J ^a   Wakshlag, J ^a   Blue, J ^a  

^a Animal Health Diagnostic Center   (United States)

^b BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Body cavity fluids; Cytology; Horse; Malignant melanoma; Melanophage

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; ASCITES FLUID; BLOOD; CASE REPORT; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HORSE; HORSE DISEASE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LIVER; MELANOMA; METASTASIS; PATHOLOGY; PLEURA EFFUSION;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ANIMALS; ASCITIC FLUID; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; HORSE DISEASES; HORSES; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LIVER; MELANOMA; PLEURAL EFFUSION;

EID: 0035464943     PISSN: 04251644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2746/042516401776254899     Document Type: Article

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