Lymphangiosarcoma of dogs: A review

Journal of the South African Veterinary Association

Volumn 76, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 127-131

  Williams, June H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Diagnosis; Dogs; Genetics; Human; Lymphangiosarcoma; Lymphoedema; Review; Treatment

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIHISTAMINIC AGENT; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; BENZOPYRAN DERIVATIVE; BUTORPHANOL; CEFALEXIN; CORTICOSTEROID; COUMARIN; CYTOTOXIC AGENT; DIOSMIN; DIURETIC AGENT; DOXORUBICIN; DOXORUBICIN DERIVATIVE; ENROFLOXACIN; FCE 27362; GUANETHIDINE; LEVOTHYROXINE; NORFLOXACIN; PREDNISOLONE; RUTOSIDE; SODIUM SELENITE; TETRACYCLINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VON WILLEBRAND FACTOR;

ANGIOSARCOMA; CANCER INFILTRATION; CARCINOGENESIS; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DISEASE COURSE; DOG DISEASE; DRUG MECHANISM; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN VERSUS ANIMAL COMPARISON; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LIVER TOXICITY; LYMPH FLOW; LYMPH VESSEL ENDOTHELIUM; LYMPHANGIOSARCOMA; LYMPHATIC SYSTEM; LYMPHEDEMA; MASTECTOMY; METASTASIS; NONHUMAN; PATHOGENESIS; PERIPHERAL EDEMA; PHENOTYPE; RADIOTHERAPY; REVIEW; SEX DIFFERENCE; TUMOR GROWTH; TUMOR RECURRENCE; AGE; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; DOG; FEMALE; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION; MALE; PATHOLOGY; SOFT TISSUE TUMOR;

CANIS FAMILIARIS;

AGE FACTORS; ANIMALS; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; FEMALE; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LYMPHANGIOSARCOMA; MALE; SEX FACTORS; SOFT TISSUE NEOPLASMS;

EID: 33644829086     PISSN: 10199128     EISSN: 22249435     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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