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ArticleVeterinary sciences2021

A Case of Submandibular Leiomyosarcoma, Mimicking an Abscess, in a Ball Python (

Jun Kwon, Sang Wha Kim, Sang Guen Kim, Hyoun Joong Kim, Sung Bin Lee, Jeong Woo Kang, Won Joon Jung, Sib Sankar Giri, Kyunglee Lee, Se Chang Park

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Article in Veterinary sciences, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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5 · Who and what money

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10 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Jun KwonLaboratory of Aquatic Biomedicine, Research Institute for Veterinary Science, College of Veterinary Medicine, Seoul National University, Seoul 08826, Korea.
Sang Wha KimLaboratory of Aquatic Biomedicine, Research Institute for Veterinary Science, College of Veterinary Medicine, Seoul National University, Seoul 08826, Korea.ORCID 0000-0001-7205-7741
Sang Guen KimLaboratory of Aquatic Biomedicine, Research Institute for Veterinary Science, College of Veterinary Medicine, Seoul National University, Seoul 08826, Korea.
Hyoun Joong KimDepartment of Marine Life Science, Jeju National University, Jeju 63243, Korea.
Sung Bin LeeLaboratory of Aquatic Biomedicine, Research Institute for Veterinary Science, College of Veterinary Medicine, Seoul National University, Seoul 08826, Korea.
Jeong Woo KangLaboratory of Aquatic Biomedicine, Research Institute for Veterinary Science, College of Veterinary Medicine, Seoul National University, Seoul 08826, Korea.
Won Joon JungLaboratory of Aquatic Biomedicine, Research Institute for Veterinary Science, College of Veterinary Medicine, Seoul National University, Seoul 08826, Korea.
Sib Sankar GiriLaboratory of Aquatic Biomedicine, Research Institute for Veterinary Science, College of Veterinary Medicine, Seoul National University, Seoul 08826, Korea.ORCID 0000-0002-2383-1937
Kyunglee LeeCetacean Research Institute (CRI), National Institute of Fisheries Science (NIFS), Ulsan 44780, Korea.
Se Chang ParkLaboratory of Aquatic Biomedicine, Research Institute for Veterinary Science, College of Veterinary Medicine, Seoul National University, Seoul 08826, Korea.ORCID 0000-0001-9821-387X
Seoul National University · KRJeju National University · KRNational Institute of Fisheries Science · KR

Funding

Rural Development Administration PJ0139852021
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

A two-year-old ball python with a submandibular mass was evaluated. Fine needle aspiration resulted in debris containing purulent materials and bacterial cells on cytology. Radiography demonstrated multi-focal radiopaque lesions in the mass, which were suspected to be mineralization; there was an absence of mandibular invasion or lung involvement. Gross examination of the surgically excised mass revealed a multi-nodular, well-circumscribed lesion with purulent material. The postoperative recovery was uneventful. The histopathological examination followed by immunohistochemistry analysis gave a diagnosis of leiomyosarcoma. As tumors containing purulent materials can be confused with an abscess, diagnostic confirmation with various diagnostical tools should be considered.

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abscessimmunohistochemistryPython regiussubmandibular leiomyosarcoma

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PMCPMC8539710
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