Metastatic ductal adenocarcinoma in a western hognose snake (heterodon nasicus)

Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 320-324

  W Stern, Adam ^a   Velguth, Karen E ^a   D'Agostino, Jennifer ^b  

^a OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Oklahoma City Zoo   (United States)

Author keywords

Ductal adenocarcinoma; Heterodon nasicus; Hognose snake

Indexed keywords

ADENOCARCINOMA; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; INTESTINE TUMOR; KIDNEY TUMOR; LIVER TUMOR; METASTASIS; PATHOLOGY; SNAKE;

ADENOCARCINOMA; ANIMALS; FEMALE; INTESTINAL NEOPLASMS; KIDNEY NEOPLASMS; LIVER NEOPLASMS; SNAKES;

HETERODON NASICUS;

EID: 77953606708     PISSN: 10427260     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1638/2008-0207R1.1     Document Type: Article

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