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Primary liver-cell tumour (hepatoma) in sudanese desert sheep—A report of two cases

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At meat-inspection examination after abattoir slaughter, two Desert sheep oged 3 to 4 years showed hepatoma. There were several tumours in the liver of each but no metastatic lesions in other organs of the body. The macroscopic and microscopic appearances are described as also the chemical changes in the serum constituents.

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  1. Department of Clinical Studies, Faculty of Veterinary Science, P.O. Box 32, Khartoum North, Sudan

    S. E. I. Adam & R. O. Ramadan

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Adam, S.E.I., Ramadan, R.O. Primary liver-cell tumour (hepatoma) in sudanese desert sheep—A report of two cases. Trop Anim Health Prod 6, 158–161 (1974). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02380711

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