BILATERALLY SYMMETRICAL ORAL AMELANOTIC MELANOMA in A BOA CONSTRICTOR (BOA CONSTRICTOR CONSTRICTOR)

Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine

Volumn 46, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 629-632

  Thompson, Kimberly A ^a,b   Campbell, Mark ^a   Levens, Gregory ^a   Agnew, Dalen ^b  

^a Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden   (United States)

^b MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Amelanotic melanoma; boa constrictor; gingiva; Melan A immunohistochemistry; neoplasia; oral

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; BOIDAE; CASE REPORT; MELANOMA, AMELANOTIC; MOUTH NEOPLASMS; PATHOLOGY; VETERINARY;

ANIMALS; BOIDAE; MELANOMA, AMELANOTIC; MOUTH NEOPLASMS;

EID: 84941203170     PISSN: 10427260     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1638/2015-0028.1     Document Type: Article

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