Journal of Exotic Pet Medicine
Volume 19, Issue 1 , Pages 92-95 , January 2010

A Transitional Cell Carcinoma with Squamous Differentiation in a Pericloacal Mass in a Sugar Glider (Petaurus breviceps)

  • Judilee C. Marrow, DVM

      Affiliations

    • Department of Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to: Judilee Marrow, DVM, Zoological Medicine Service, Department of Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS 66506
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  • James W. Carpenter, MS, DVM, Dip. ACZM

      Affiliations

    • Department of Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS USA
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  • Alicia Lloyd, DVM

      Affiliations

    • Department of Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS USA
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  • Bhupinder Bawa, BVSc, MVSc, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medicine and Pathobiology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS USA

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PII: S1557-5063(10)00009-1

doi: 10.1053/j.jepm.2010.01.008

Journal of Exotic Pet Medicine
Volume 19, Issue 1 , Pages 92-95 , January 2010