Oncology of Reptiles: Diseases, Diagnosis, and Treatment. Academic Article

abstract

• Based on necropsy review, neoplasia in reptiles has a comparable frequency to that of mammals and birds. Reptile neoplasia is now more frequently diagnosed in clinical practice based on increased use of advanced diagnostic techniques and improvements in reptilian husbandry allowing greater longevity of these species. This article reviews the current literature on neoplasia in reptiles, and focuses on advanced diagnostics and therapeutic options for reptilian patientssuffering neoplastic disease. Although most applied clinical reptile oncology is translated from dog and cat oncology, considerations specific to reptilian patients commonly encountered in clinical practice (turtles, tortoises, snakes, and lizards) are presented.

authors

• Heatley, J.
• Rech, Raquel
• Russell, Karen

published proceedings

• Vet Clin North Am Exot Anim Pract

altmetric score

• 2.75

author list (cited authors)

• Christman, J., Devau, M., Wilson-Robles, H., Hoppes, S., Rech, R., Russell, K. E., & Heatley, J. J.

citation count

• 47

complete list of authors

• Christman, Jane||Devau, Michael||Wilson-Robles, Heather||Hoppes, Sharman||Rech, Raquel||Russell, Karen E||Heatley, J Jill

publication date

• January 2017

publisher

• Elsevier  Publisher

published in

• Veterinary Clinics of North America: Exotic Animal Practice  Journal

keywords

• Animals
• Cancer
• Chelonian
• Chemotherapy
• Lizard
• Neoplasia
• Neoplasms
• Radiation
• Reptiles
• Snake

PubMed Central ID

• 27890294

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

• 10.1016/j.cvex.2016.07.003

start page

• 87

end page

• 110

volume

• 20

issue

• 1

URL

• http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cvex.2016.07.003