Bone tumours in lizards and snakes. A rare clinical finding;Knochentumoren bei Echsen und Schlangen: Ein seltener klinischer Befund in der Reptilienpraxis

Tierarztliche Praxis Ausgabe K: Kleintiere - Heimtiere

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 31-39

  Dietz, J ^a   Heckers, K O ^a   Pees, M ^b   Aupperle, H ^a  

^a LABOKLIN GMBH AND CO KG   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEIPZIG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Chondrosarcoma; Neoplasia; Osteosarcoma; Reptiles

Indexed keywords

REPTILIA; SERPENTES; SQUAMATA;

AMPUTATION; ANIMAL; BIOPSY; BONE NEOPLASMS; LIZARD; PATHOLOGY; SNAKE; VETERINARY;

AMPUTATION; ANIMALS; BIOPSY; BONE NEOPLASMS; LIZARDS; SNAKES;

EID: 84924257465     PISSN: 14341239     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.15654/TPK-140534     Document Type: Article

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