title: Surgical removal of an undifferentiated abdominal sarcoma from a koi carp (Cyprinus carpio).
abstract: An undifferentiated abdominal sarcoma was removed surgically from a koi carp. The diagnostic procedures, including radiography and computed tomography, and the procedures for general anaesthesia and the surgical approach for a celiotomy in a fish are described. The gross and microscopic appearance of the tumour is described and illustrated.
authors.affiliation: Department of Companion Animal and Special Species, Medicine, North Carolina State University, College of Veterinary Medicine, Raleigh 27606, USA.
authors.forename: G A
authors.initials: GA
authors.lastname: Lewbart
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Spodnick
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Barlow
authors.forename: N E
authors.initials: NE
authors.lastname: Love
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Geoly
authors.forename: R S
authors.initials: RS
authors.lastname: Bakal
mesh_terms: D000008:Abdominal Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery / Q000662:veterinary*; D000818:Animals; D002347:Carps / Q000601:surgery*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005393:Fish Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D011859:Radiography; D012509:Sarcoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery / Q000662:veterinary*