Splenopancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma with multiorgan metastasis in a northern water snake (nerodia sipedon)

Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine

Volumn 45, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 437-440

  Matthews, Mary Ellen ^a   Eshar, David ^a   Delk, Katie W ^b   Pohlman, Lisa ^a   Andrews, Gordon ^a  

^a Department of Clinical Sciences ^*  (United States)

^b KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Ductal adenocarcinoma; immunohistochemistry; Nerodia sipedon; northern water snake; splenopancreas

Indexed keywords

ADENOCARCINOMA; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; PANCREAS DUCT; PANCREAS TUMOR; PATHOLOGY; SNAKE; SPLEEN TUMOR;

ADENOCARCINOMA; ANIMALS; FEMALE; PANCREATIC DUCTS; PANCREATIC NEOPLASMS; SNAKES; SPLENIC NEOPLASMS;

EID: 84902972773     PISSN: 10427260     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1638/2013-0199R.1     Document Type: Article

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