Radiation therapy in the treatment of canine and feline thymomas: A retrospective study (1985-1999)

Journal of the American Animal Hospital Association

Volumn 37, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 489-496

  Smith, Annette N ^a   Wright, James C ^a   Brawner Jr , William R ^a   LaRue, Susan M ^b   Fineman, Linda ^c   Hogge, Gary S ^d   Kitchell, Barbara E ^e   Hohenhaus, Ann E ^f   Burk, Ronald L ^g   Dhaliwal, Ravinder S ^h   Duda, Lillian E ⁱ  

^a AUBURN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

^c Veterinary Tumor Institute   (United States)

^d Pet Emergency and Specialty Center   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^f ANIMAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^g Veterinary Specialists of South Florida   (United States)

^h All Care Animal Referral Center   (United States)

ⁱ UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANCER INVASION; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER STAGING; CAT; DOG; FEMALE; MALE; NONHUMAN; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; THYMOMA; TUMOR VOLUME;

ANIMALIA; CANIS FAMILIARIS; FELIDAE; FELIS CATUS;

EID: 6644222467     PISSN: 05872871     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5326/15473317-37-5-489     Document Type: Article

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