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LÉON'S CASE STUDY:

Fibrosarcoma with Typical Features of Postinjection Sarcoma at Site of Microchip Implant in a Dog: Histologic and Immunohistochemical Study.
M. Vascellari, E. Melchiotti and F. Mutinelli.
Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale delle Venezie, Histopathology Department, Viale dell'Universita 10, 35020 Legnaro (PD), Italy.
Vet Pathol 43:545-548 (2006).
This paper was published in Veterinary Pathology regarding Léon’s case. The full text (free) is available online. Click here.

MICROCHIPS - CASE STUDIES:
Electronic Identification, Radio Frequency Identification (RFID), National Animal Identification System (NAIS), Subcutaneous Microchip for Human Identification (SMHId)

Fibrosarcoma adjacent to the site of microchip implantation in a cat.

	Added 6/2008

Daly MK, Saba CF, Crochik SS, Howerth EW, Kosarek CE, Cornell KK, Roberts RE, Northrup NC.
Comparative Oncology Program, University of Georgia, College of Veterinary Medicine, Athens, GA 30602, USA.
Journal of Feline Medicine & Surgery.
Volume 10, Issue 2, April 2008, Pages 202 – 205.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov

Fibrosarcoma with Typical Features of Postinjection Sarcoma at Site of Microchip Implant in a Dog: Histologic and Immunohistochemical Study.
M. Vascellari, E. Melchiotti and F. Mutinelli.
Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale delle Venezie, Histopathology Department, Viale dell'Universita 10, 35020 Legnaro (PD), Italy.
Vet Pathol 43:545-548 (2006).
www.vetpathology.org

Liposarcoma at the site of an implanted microchip in a dog.
Vascellari M, Mutinelli F, Cossettini R, Altinier E.
Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale delle Venezie, Histopathology Department, Viale dell'Universita 10, 35020 Legnaro (PD), Italy.
Vet J. 2004 Sep;168(2):188-90.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov

The Summary of: Liposarcoma at the site of an implanted microchip in a dog (Liposarcoma In Sede Di Applicazione Del Microchip In Un Cane : A.P.I.V. - Associazione Italiana Patologi Veterinari: ATTI del XXI Convegno Nazionale) is available at:
www.aipvet.it

Microchip-Associated Leiomyosarcoma In An Egyptian Fruit Bat (Rousettus Aegyptiacus).

	Added 11/2007

Jessica Siegal-Willott, D.V.M., Darryl Heard, B.V.M.S., Ph.D., Dipl. A.C.Z.M., Naime Sliess, M.S., Diane Naydan, B. S., and John Roberts, D.V.M., Dipl. A.C.V.P.
From the Departments of Small Animal Clinical Sciences (Siegal-Willott, Heard) and Infectious Diseases and Pathology (Sliess, Roberts), College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida 32610, USA; and the Pathology Service, Veterinary Medical Teaching Hospital, University of California–Davis, Davis, California 95616, USA (Naydan).
Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine.
Volume 38, Issue 2 (June 2007), pp. 352–356.
apt.allenpress.com

Microchip-Associated Tumour In A C57/BL Mouse.
GTP Meeting 2000: Case No 15.
www.eurotoxpath.org

Spinal cord injury resulting from incorrect microchip placement in a cat.

	Added 11/2007

Simon Platt BVM&S, Dipl ACVIM (Neurology), Dipl ECVN, MRCVS, Lara Wieczorek DVM, MRCVS, Ruth Dennis MA, VetMB, DVR, Dipl ECVDI, MRCVS and Alberta De Stefani DVM, MRCVS.
Centre for Small Animal Studies, Animal Health Trust, Newmarket, Suffolk CB8 7UU, UK.
Journal of Feline Medicine & Surgery.
Volume 9, Issue 2, April 2007, Pages 157-160.
www.sciencedirect.com

Subcutaneous microchip-associated tumours in B6C3F1 mice: a retrospective study to attempt to determine their histogenesis.
Le Calvez S, Perron-Lepage MF, Burnett R.
Ecole Nationale Veterinaire, Unite d'Anatomie Pathologique, 44307 Nantes, France.
Exp Toxicol Pathol. 2006 Mar;57(4):255-65. Epub 2006 Jan 19.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov

Subcutaneous soft tissue tumours at the site of implanted microchips in mice.
Tillmann T, Kamino K, Dasenbrock C, Ernst H, Kohler M, Morawietz G, Campo E, Cardesa A, Tomatis L, Mohr U.
Institute of Experimental Pathology, Hannover Medical School, Germany.
Exp Toxicol Pathol. 1997 Aug;49(3-4):197-200.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov

Transponder-induced sarcoma in the heterozygous p53+/- mouse.
Blanchard KT, Barthel C, French JE, Holden HE, Moretz R, Pack FD, Tennant RW, Stoll RE.
Department of Toxicology and Safety Assessment, Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Ridgefield, Connecticut 06877, USA.
Toxicol Pathol. 1999 Sep-Oct;27(5):519-27.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov

Tumors in long-term rat studies associated with microchip animal identification devices.
Elcock LE, Stuart BP, Wahle BS, Hoss HE, Crabb K, Millard DM, Mueller RE, Hastings TF, Lake SG.
Bayer Corporation, Toxicology Department, Stilwell, Kansas 66085, USA.
Exp Toxicol Pathol. 2001 Feb;52(6):483-91.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov


MICROCHIP-CANCER REPORT:

Microchip-Induced Tumors in Laboratory Rodents and Dogs: A Review of the Literature 1990-2006.

Added 11/2007

Katherine Albrecht, Ed.D.
www.antichips.com

Last Updated: June 2008