Feline injection-site sarcoma: Past, present and future perspectives

Veterinary Journal

Volumn 188, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 136-141

  Martano, Marina ^a   Morello, Emanuela ^a   Buracco, Paolo ^a  

^a School of Veterinary Medicine   (Italy)

Author keywords

Chemotherapy; Feline injection site sarcomas; Inflammation; Radiotherapy; Surgery

Indexed keywords

CANCER VACCINE; CARBOPLATIN; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; DOXORUBICIN; IFOSFAMIDE; IMATINIB;

ASPIRATION BIOPSY; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER PREVENTION; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER RECURRENCE; CANCER STAGING; CANCER SURGERY; CANCER SURVIVAL; CAT DISEASE; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; HUMAN; INJECTION SITE MASS; LIMB AMPUTATION; METASTASIS; NONHUMAN; PROGNOSIS; RADICAL RESECTION; REVIEW; RIB RESECTION; SARCOMA; VACCINATION REACTION;

ANIMALS; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS; CAT DISEASES; CATS; CHEMOTHERAPY, ADJUVANT; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; INJECTIONS; NEOPLASM RECURRENCE, LOCAL; RADIOTHERAPY; SARCOMA; SOFT TISSUE NEOPLASMS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VACCINATION;

FELIDAE;

EID: 79953784825     PISSN: 10900233     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tvjl.2010.04.025     Document Type: Review

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