Surgically Treated Hind-Limb Fibromyxochondroma in a Cranwell’s Horned Frog (Ceratophrys cranwelli)
Abstract
1. Introduction
2. Case Description
3. Discussion
4. Conclusions
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Serpieri, M.; Bonaffini, G.; Ottino, C.; Maniscalco, L.; Quaranta, G.; Mauthe von Degerfeld, M. Surgically Treated Hind-Limb Fibromyxochondroma in a Cranwell’s Horned Frog (Ceratophrys cranwelli). Pets 2024, 1, 11-19. https://doi.org/10.3390/pets1010003
Serpieri M, Bonaffini G, Ottino C, Maniscalco L, Quaranta G, Mauthe von Degerfeld M. Surgically Treated Hind-Limb Fibromyxochondroma in a Cranwell’s Horned Frog (Ceratophrys cranwelli). Pets. 2024; 1(1):11-19. https://doi.org/10.3390/pets1010003
Chicago/Turabian StyleSerpieri, Matteo, Giuseppe Bonaffini, Chiara Ottino, Lorella Maniscalco, Giuseppe Quaranta, and Mitzy Mauthe von Degerfeld. 2024. "Surgically Treated Hind-Limb Fibromyxochondroma in a Cranwell’s Horned Frog (Ceratophrys cranwelli)" Pets 1, no. 1: 11-19. https://doi.org/10.3390/pets1010003
APA StyleSerpieri, M., Bonaffini, G., Ottino, C., Maniscalco, L., Quaranta, G., & Mauthe von Degerfeld, M. (2024). Surgically Treated Hind-Limb Fibromyxochondroma in a Cranwell’s Horned Frog (Ceratophrys cranwelli). Pets, 1(1), 11-19. https://doi.org/10.3390/pets1010003