Retroperitoneal hemangiosarcoma causing chronic hindlimb lameness in a dog

Veterinary and Comparative Orthopaedics and Traumatology

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 335-339

  Jones, J C ^a   Rossmeisl, J H ^a   Waldron, D R ^a   Tromblee, T C ^b  

^a VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Massachusetts Veterinary Referral Hospital   (United States)

Author keywords

Computed tomography; Dog; Etroperitoneal; Haemangiosarcoma

Indexed keywords

ANGIOSARCOMA; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL LAMENESS; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DOG; DOG DISEASE; ECHOGRAPHY; HINDLIMB; MALE; RADIOGRAPHY; RETROPERITONEAL TUMOR; REVIEW;

ANIMALS; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; HEMANGIOSARCOMA; HINDLIMB; LAMENESS, ANIMAL; MALE; RETROPERITONEAL NEOPLASMS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

CANIS FAMILIARIS;

EID: 36749078061     PISSN: 09320814     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1160/VCOT-06-12-0097     Document Type: Review

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