Microchips are commonly used in companion, research, and zoo animal medicine for easy, reliable, and cost-effective identification with relatively low risk of side effects. This report describes development of a metastatic leiomyosarcoma associated with a microchip in an Egyptian fruit bat (Rousettus aegyptiacus).
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1 June 2007
MICROCHIP-ASSOCIATED LEIOMYOSARCOMA IN AN EGYPTIAN FRUIT BAT (ROUSETTUS AEGYPTIACUS)
Jessica Siegal-Willott,
Darryl Heard,
Naime Sliess,
Diane Naydan,
John Roberts
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Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine
Vol. 38 • No. 2
June 2007
Vol. 38 • No. 2
June 2007
Egyptian fruit bat
leiomyosarcoma
microchip
neoplasia
Rousettus aegyptiacus
α-smooth muscle actin