Clinical and immunohistochemical differentiation of gastrointestinal stromal tumors from leiomyosarcomas in dogs: 42 Cases (1990-2003)

Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association

Volumn 230, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 1329-1333

  Russell, Kelli N ^a   Mehler, Stephen J ^a,c   Skorupski, Katherine A ^a,d   Baez, Jennifer L ^b   Shofer, Frances S ^a   Goldschmidt, Michael H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b Center for Animal Referral and Emergency Services   (United States)

^c MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DOG; DOG DISEASE; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL STROMAL TUMOR; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LEIOMYOSARCOMA; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MORTALITY; PATHOLOGY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SURVIVAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ANIMALS; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL STROMAL TUMORS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LEIOMYOSARCOMA; MALE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ANIMALIA; CANIS FAMILIARIS;

EID: 34247857388     PISSN: 00031488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2460/javma.230.9.1329     Document Type: Article

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