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Article History

Received: 20 June 2018

Accepted: 2 October 2018

First Online: 12 October 2018

Ethics approval and consent to participate

: This study is a retrospective investigation carried out on archived tissue samples of feline melanocytic tumours. As the research did not influence any therapeutic decision, approval by an Ethics Committee was not required. All the histological samples were collected for diagnostic purposes as part of routine standard care. Owners gave written informed consent to the use of clinical data and stored biological samples for teaching and research purposes.

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