Ameloblastoma in a wild black rat snake (Pantherophis alleghaniensis)

Journal of Veterinary Diagnostic Investigation

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 536-539

  Comolli, Jessica R ^a   Olsen, Haley M H ^a   Seguel, Mauricio ^a   Schnellbacher, Rodney W ^a   Fox, Andrew J ^a   Divers, Stephen J ^a   Sakamoto, Kaori ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Ameloblastoma; epulis; neoplasia; oral tumor; rat snakes; reptile; wildlife

Indexed keywords

ELAPHE OBSOLETA OBSOLETA; PANTHEROPHIS; RATTUS; REPTILIA; SERPENTES;

AMELOBLASTOMA; ANIMAL; CASE REPORT; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; JAW NEOPLASMS; MANDIBLE; PATHOLOGY; RADIOGRAPHY; SNAKE; VETERINARY; WILD ANIMAL;

AMELOBLASTOMA; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, WILD; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; JAW NEOPLASMS; MANDIBLE; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; SNAKES;

EID: 84938529446     PISSN: 10406387     EISSN: 19434936     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1040638715590652     Document Type: Article

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