Long-term control of mucocutaneous squamous cell carcinoma and metastases in a horse using piroxicam

Equine Veterinary Journal

Volumn 35, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 715-718

  Moore, A S ^a,c   Beam, S L ^b   Rassnick, K M ^b   Provost, P ^a  

^a TUFTS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^c Veterinary Oncology Consultants Pty Ltd   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cancer treatment; Cox 2; Cyclooxygenase 2; Horse; Nonsteroidal

Indexed keywords

CISPLATIN; CYCLOOXYGENASE 2; DOXORUBICIN; PIROXICAM; CYCLOOXYGENASE 2 INHIBITOR; ISOENZYME; PROSTAGLANDIN SYNTHASE; PROSTAGLANDIN SYNTHASE INHIBITOR;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER CONTROL; CANCER RECURRENCE; CANCER REGRESSION; CANCER SURGERY; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; HORSE; LIP CARCINOMA; LONG TERM CARE; LYMPH NODE; METASTASIS; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; SKIN CARCINOMA; SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUMOR CELL; TUMOR GROWTH; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; CASE REPORT; DRUG ANTAGONISM; HORSE DISEASE; LIP TUMOR; LYMPH NODE METASTASIS; MALE; PATHOLOGY; REMISSION; TUMOR RECURRENCE;

ANIMALIA; EQUUS CABALLUS;

ANIMALS; CARCINOMA, SQUAMOUS CELL; CYCLOOXYGENASE 2; CYCLOOXYGENASE 2 INHIBITORS; CYCLOOXYGENASE INHIBITORS; HORSE DISEASES; HORSES; ISOENZYMES; LIP NEOPLASMS; LYMPHATIC METASTASIS; MALE; NEOPLASM RECURRENCE, LOCAL; PIROXICAM; PROSTAGLANDIN-ENDOPEROXIDE SYNTHASES; REMISSION INDUCTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 1542709416     PISSN: 04251644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2746/042516403775696320     Document Type: Article

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