Tumors in invertebrates

Tumors are ectopic masses of tissue formed by due to an abnormal cell proliferation. In this review tumors of several invertebrate species are examined. The description of tumors in invertebrates may be a difficult task, because the pathologists are usually inexperienced with invertebrate tissues, a...

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Published inInvertebrate survival journal Vol. 11; pp. 197 - 203
Main Authors F Tascedda, E Ottaviani
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published University of Modena and Reggio Emilia 01.01.2014
Subjects
tumors; insects; molluscs; invertebrates
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Summary:Tumors are ectopic masses of tissue formed by due to an abnormal cell proliferation. In this review tumors of several invertebrate species are examined. The description of tumors in invertebrates may be a difficult task, because the pathologists are usually inexperienced with invertebrate tissues, and the experts in invertebrate biology are not familiar with the description of tumors. As a consequence, the terminology used in defining the tumor type is related to that used in mammalian pathology, which can create misunderstandings in some occasions.
ISSN:1824-307X