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- Title
Oral malignant melanomas and other head and neck neoplasms in Danish dogs--data from the Danish Veterinary Cancer Registry.
- Authors
Brønden, Louise B; Eriksen, Thomas; Kristensen, Annemarie T
- Abstract
Head and neck cancers (HNC) are relatively common and often very serious diseases in both dogs and humans. Neoplasms originating in the head and neck region are a heterogeneous group. HNC often has an unfavourable prognosis and the proximity of the tissue structures renders extirpation of tumours with sufficient margins almost incompatible with preservation of functionality. In humans oral malignant melanoma (OMM) is extremely rare, but represents a particular challenge since it is highly aggressive as is the canine counterpart, which thus may be of interest as a spontaneous animal model.
- Publication
Acta veterinaria Scandinavica, 2009, Vol 51, p54
- ISSN
1751-0147
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.1186/1751-0147-51-54