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Osteosarcoma in a woma python ( Aspidites ramsayi )
Author(s) -
Cowan ML,
Monks DJ,
Raidal SR
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
australian veterinary journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.382
H-Index - 59
eISSN - 1751-0813
pISSN - 0005-0423
DOI - 10.1111/j.1751-0813.2011.00853.x
Subject(s) - osteosarcoma , python (programming language) , histopathology , medicine , biopsy , lesion , pathology , computer science , operating system
Osteosarcoma of the axial skeleton in an 18‐month‐old woma python ( Aspidites ramsayi ) is described. A subcutaneous mass overlying the costal arches enlarged progressively over a period of 5 months and, in that time, became ulcerated and more invasive of surrounding tissues. A punch biopsy of the lesion under general anaesthesia provided tissue for histopathology and diagnosis of low‐grade osteosarcoma.