Treatment of malignant lymphoma in an African lion (Panthera leo)

Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 333-336

  Harrison, Tara M ^a,b   Sikarskie, James ^b   Kitchell, Barbara ^b   Rosenstein, Diana S ^b   Flaherty, Heather ^b   Fitzgerald, Scott D ^b   Kiupel, Matti ^b  

^a Potter Park Zoo   (United States)

^b MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

African lion; Chemotherapy; Felid; Lymphoma; Panthern leo

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LION; MALE; PATHOLOGY; PERIPHERAL T CELL LYMPHOMA; SPLEEN TUMOR; SPLENECTOMY; SURVIVAL; TIME; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ANIMALS; ANTINEOPLASTIC COMBINED CHEMOTHERAPY PROTOCOLS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LIONS; LYMPHOMA, T-CELL, PERIPHERAL; MALE; SPLENECTOMY; SPLENIC NEOPLASMS; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

FELIDAE; PANTHERA; PANTHERA LEO;

EID: 34250770053     PISSN: 10427260     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1638/1042-7260(2007)038[0333:TOMLIA]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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