Mammary fibroadenomatous hyperplasia in a young cat attributed to treatment with megestrol acetate

Canadian Veterinary Journal

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 227-229

  MacDougall, Lori D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGLEPRISTONE; ALIZINE; COTRIMAZINE; GENERIC DRUG; GESTAGEN; GLUCOCORTICOID; MEGESTROL ACETATE; MELOXICAM; METHYLPREDNISOLONE ACETATE; ORBIFLOXACIN; PREDNISONE; QUINOLINE DERIVED ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BREAST HYPERPLASIA; BREAST HYPERTROPHY; CAT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; FIBROCYSTIC BREAST DISEASE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; LETHARGY; MALE; MASTECTOMY; MASTITIS; NONHUMAN; PATHOGENESIS; PYODERMA; SKIN DISEASE; TREATMENT PLANNING;

ANIMALS; CAT DISEASES; CATS; FIBROADENOMA; FIBROCYSTIC BREAST DISEASE; HYPERPLASIA; MALE; MAMMARY GLANDS, ANIMAL; MEGESTROL ACETATE;

ANIMALIA; FELIS CATUS;

EID: 0038409933     PISSN: 00085286     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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