Acta Vet. Brno 2011, 80: 243-247

https://doi.org/10.2754/avb201180030243

Hepatocellular carcinoma in a green iguana – a case study

Zdeněk Knotek1,2, Gerry M. Dorrestein1,3, Anna Hrdá1, Aleš Tomek4, Pavel Proks5, Zora Knotková1, Vladimír Jekl1, William Lewis6

1Avian and Exotic Animal Clinic, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Veterinary and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Brno, Czech Republic
2Clinic for Avian, Reptile and Fish Medicine, University of Veterinary Medicine, Vienna, Austria
3Diagnostic Laboratory NOIVBD, Veldhoven, The Netherlands
4Clinic Jaggy, Brno, Czech Republic
5Small Animal Clinic, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Veterinary and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Brno, Czech Republic
6Wylie Veterinary Centre, Upminster, United Kingdom

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