Primary cutaneous extragenital canine transmissible venereal tumour with Leishmania-laden neoplastic cells: A further suggestion of histiocytic origin?

Veterinary Dermatology

Volumn 13, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 243-246

  Albanese, Francesco ^a   Poli, Alessandro ^a   Millanta, Francesca ^a   Abramo, Francesca ^a  

^a University of Pisa ^*  (Italy)

Author keywords

Leishmania amastigotes; Nodule; Skin; Transmissible venereal tumour

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL VENEREAL TUMOR; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DOG; DOG DISEASE; FEMALE; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; LEISHMANIA; NECK; PATHOLOGY; SKIN LEISHMANIASIS; SKIN TUMOR;

ANIMALS; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; FEMALE; LEISHMANIA; LEISHMANIASIS, CUTANEOUS; NECK; SKIN NEOPLASMS; VENEREAL TUMORS, VETERINARY;

EID: 0036777422     PISSN: 09594493     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-3164.2002.00301.x     Document Type: Article

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