Pathology Image Detail

Caption

This is a well differentiated rhabdomyosarcoma that is multicentric. This is in a 591 day old female A/J mouse in the aging project. This is a relatively common malignant cancer in BALB/cJ, BALB/cByJ, and the related A/J strains. 40x magnification.

Description

rhabdomyosarcoma

Age at Necropsy

591 days

Notes

Tumor is in the epaxial muscles.

Contributor

Sundberg J (J:122261)

Pathologist

Sundberg J (J:122261)

Copyright

This image was submitted by JP Sundberg, the Jackson Laboratory. This image is from Sher RB, PLOS ONE 2011; Vol 6, Issue 8, e23498, an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License.

Model

MMHC ID
MTB:67586
Tumor Name
Muscle - Striated - Skeletal • rhabdomyosarcoma - pleomorphic
Treatment Type
None (spontaneous)
Tumor Synonyms
rhabdomyosarcoma
adult pleomorphic type rhabdomyosarcoma (APT RSC)
Organ Affected
Muscle - Striated - Skeletal
Frequency
1.67%
Reference
J:176506

Strain

Strain
A/J
Strain Types
inbred
Strain Synonyms
strain A
Strain A
A/J, H-2a
A
A/Jax
A/Lilly
A/J-Jax
A/Cloudman
AJ
Strain Sex
Mixed Population
Reproductive Status
reproductive status not specified