Surgical management of an odontogenic tumor in a banded Gila monster (Heloderma suspectum cinctum) with a novel herpesvirus

Vet Q. 2016 Jun;36(2):109-14. doi: 10.1080/01652176.2016.1153169. Epub 2016 Mar 4.

Authors

Alexandra M Goe¹, Darryl J Heard¹, Jeffrey R Abbott², Carlos H de Mello Souza¹, Kyle R Taylor², Jordyn N Sthay¹, James F X Wellehan¹

Affiliations

¹ a Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciences , College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Florida , Gainesville , FL , USA.
² b Department of Infectious Diseases and Pathology , College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Florida , Gainesville , FL , USA.

PMID: 26863112
DOI: 10.1080/01652176.2016.1153169

No abstract available

Keywords: Gila monster; Heloderma suspectum; herpesvirus; mandibulectomy; odontogenic; tumor.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Animals
Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / pathology
Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / surgery
Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / veterinary*
Gingival Neoplasms / pathology
Gingival Neoplasms / surgery
Gingival Neoplasms / veterinary*
Herpesviridae / physiology*
Herpesviridae Infections / pathology
Herpesviridae Infections / surgery
Herpesviridae Infections / veterinary*
Lizards*
Male
Mandible / pathology
Odontogenic Tumors / pathology
Odontogenic Tumors / surgery
Odontogenic Tumors / veterinary*