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Hansmann F, Herder V, Ernst H, Baumgärtner W. Spinal Epidermoid Cyst in a SJL Mouse: Case Report and Literature Review. J Comp Pathol 2011; 145:373-7. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jcpa.2011.03.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/23/2010] [Revised: 01/27/2011] [Accepted: 03/01/2011] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Weber K, Garman RH, Germann PG, Hardisty JF, Krinke G, Millar P, Pardo ID. Classification of Neural Tumors in Laboratory Rodents, Emphasizing the Rat. Toxicol Pathol 2010; 39:129-51. [DOI: 10.1177/0192623310392249] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
Abstract
Neoplasms of the nervous system, whether spontaneous or induced, are infrequent in laboratory rodents and very rare in other laboratory animal species. The morphology of neural tumors depends on the intrinsic functions and properties of the cell type, the interactions between the neoplasm and surrounding normal tissue, and regressive changes. The incidence of neural neoplasms varies with sex, location, and age of tumor onset. Although the onset of spontaneous tumor development cannot be established in routine oncogenicity studies, calculations using the time of diagnosis (day of death) have revealed significant differences in tumor biology among different rat strains. In the central nervous system, granular cell tumors (a meningioma variant), followed by glial tumors, are the most common neoplasms in rats, whereas glial cell tumors are observed most frequently in mice. Central nervous system tumors usually affect the brain rather than the spinal cord. Other than adrenal gland pheochromocytomas, the most common neoplasms of the peripheral nervous system are schwannomas. Neural tumors may develop in the central nervous system and peripheral nervous system from other cell lineages (including extraneural elements like adipose tissue and lymphocytes), but such lesions are very rare in laboratory animals.
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- Klaus Weber
- Department of Pathology, Harlan Laboratories Ltd., Itingen, Switzerland
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- EPL Experimental Pathology Laboratories, Inc., Research Triangle Park, NC, USA
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Kulwich BA. Epidermoid cysts in the central nervous system of rats and mice: an incidental finding in toxicity/oncogenicity studies. Vet Pathol 1994; 31:475-8. [PMID: 7941240 DOI: 10.1177/030098589403100413] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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- B A Kulwich
- Johnson Pharmaceutical Institute, Spring House, PA 19477
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A young adult Balinese cat developed complete hindlimb paralysis which persisted for six weeks. Clinical findings suggested a lesion compressing the spinal cord and this was confirmed at necropsy. A dermoid cyst was present at the level of the third thoracic vertebra. The cyst was lined by stratified squamous epithelium and contained desquamated keratinised material and hair fragments. Sebaceous glands and hair follicles were present in the connective tissue wall. This is the first report of a dermoid cyst in the spinal cord of a cat. The lesion is considered to be a congenital anomaly.
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