Diagnosis and treatment of a periocular myxosarcoma in a bearded dragon (Pogona vitticeps)

Canadian Veterinary Journal

Volumn 55, Issue 7, 2014, Pages 663-666

  Gardhouse, Sara ^a,c   Eshar, David ^a,c   Lee Chow, Bridget ^a,d   Foster, Robert A ^b   Ingrao, Joelle C ^b   Poirier, Valerie J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

^c KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d Barbados Primate Research Centre and Wildlife Reserve   (Barbados)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MELOXICAM; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; STRONTIUM; THIAZINE DERIVATIVE; THIAZOLE DERIVATIVE;

ADJUVANT THERAPY; ANIMAL; CASE REPORT; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DRUG THERAPY; EYE NEOPLASMS; LIZARD; MALE; MYXOSARCOMA; TUMOR RECURRENCE; VETERINARY;

ANIMALS; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS, NON-STEROIDAL; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; EYE NEOPLASMS; LIZARDS; MALE; MYXOSARCOMA; NEOPLASM RECURRENCE, LOCAL; RADIOTHERAPY, ADJUVANT; STRONTIUM; THIAZINES; THIAZOLES;

EID: 84906228967     PISSN: 00085286     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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