1. Neoplasia of reptiles with an emphasis on lizards
Sonia M. Hernandez-Divers, DVM, Michael M. Garner, DVM, DACVP 
Veterinary Clinics: Exotic Animal Practice 
Volume 6, Issue 1, Pages (January 2003)
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2. Fig. 1
Liver of a bearded dragon (Pogona vitticeps) affected by hepatic carcinoma.
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3. Fig. 2
Hematopoeitic tumors are the most common tumor in lizards. H&E stain of a section of small intestine in a Savannah monitor with lymphoma (20×). The lymphoid infiltrate has effaced the entire mucosal wall of the intestine.
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4. Fig. 3
A biopsy of this grossly enlarged limb of a Uromastyx sp. Yielded a diagnosis of fibrosarcoma.
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5. Fig. 4
For small lizards, complete submersion of the entire carcass into 10% buffered formalin is appropriate for submission; however, the coelomic cavity should be opened to allow for proper fixation of tissues.
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6. Fig. 5
(a) Oral abscesses are common in lizards. (b) However, the list of differential diagnoses for oral masses should include neoplasia. Once overlying purulent exudate was removed, a biopsy of this mass (small arrow) on the maxilla of a green iguana (Iguana iguana) was diagnosed as lymphoma.
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7. Fig. 5
(a) Oral abscesses are common in lizards. (b) However, the list of differential diagnoses for oral masses should include neoplasia. Once overlying purulent exudate was removed, a biopsy of this mass (small arrow) on the maxilla of a green iguana (Iguana iguana) was diagnosed as lymphoma.
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8. Fig. 6
A mass diagnosed as a fibrosarcoma (small arrow) near the gallbladder of a bearded dragon (Pogona vitticeps). Fibrosarcomas in lizards are locally invasive but slow to metastisize.
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9. Fig. 7
Skin tumors are common in lizards. Amelanotic melanoma on the skin of a Savannah monitor (Varanus exanthematicus).
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10. Fig. 8
Papillomatous lesions in lacertid lizards have been associated with a poxvirus.
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