Low-grade alimentary lymphoma: clinicopathological findings and response to treatment in 17 cases

Journal of Feline Medicine and Surgery

Volumn 11, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 692-700

  Lingard, Amy E ^a   Briscoe, Katherine ^a   Beatty, Julia A ^a   Moore, Antony S ^b   Crowley, Ann M ^c   Krockenberger, Mark ^a   Churcher, Richard K ^d   Canfield, Paul J ^a   Barrs, Vanessa R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b Veterinary Oncology Consultants   (Australia)

^c Anapath   (Australia)

^d Veterinary Specialist Centre   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CAT; CAT DISEASE; COHORT ANALYSIS; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM; ECHOGRAPHY; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; METHODOLOGY; NONHODGKIN LYMPHOMA; PATHOLOGY; REMISSION; STATISTICAL MODEL; SURVIVAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ANIMALS; ANTINEOPLASTIC COMBINED CHEMOTHERAPY PROTOCOLS; CAT DISEASES; CATS; COHORT STUDIES; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LOGISTIC MODELS; LYMPHOMA, NON-HODGKIN; NEW SOUTH WALES; REMISSION INDUCTION; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 67650705120     PISSN: 1098612X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jfms.2009.05.021     Document Type: Article

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