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SPONTANEOUS REGRESSION OF PULMONARY METASTASES IN A DOG*

Journal:
Veterinary Radiology
Year:
1981
Authors:
Stone, Elizabeth A. & Mahaffey, Mary B.
Species:
dog

Abstract

Spontaneous regression of presumed lung metastases was diagnosed in an Irish Wolfhound which had a previous pelvic limb amputation for tibial fibrosarcoma. Literature on spontaneous regression in man is reviewed and implications of spontaneous tumor regression for animal patients are discussed.

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Original publication: https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1740-8261.1981.tb01693.x