Metastasizing oral melanoma in a cow Melanoma oral metastático em uma vaca

A malignant dendritic melanoma of the oral cavity with metastases widely spread in a cow is described. The clinicopathological manifestations, developed during a two-year period, was characterized by the difficulty in mastication and swallowing, progressive weight loss, weakness and profuse sialorrh...

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Main Authors: Marilene de Farias Brito, Ticiana Nascimento França, Flávia Figueiraujo Jabour, Josilene Nascimento Seixas, Gisele Braziliano Andrade, Laura Iglesias Oliveira, Paulo Vargas Peixoto
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade Federal de Santa Maria 2009-07-01
Series:Ciência Rural
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0103-84782009000400045