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Cytology of Canine and Feline Non-neoplastic Skin Diseases

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Canine and Feline Skin Cytology

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In this chapter, cytopathological findings of the main non-neoplastic skin diseases are discussed. Unlike skin neoplasias, non-neoplastic skin diseases, which in this book are also named inflammatory diseases, are characterised by a wide clinical polymorphism.

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