Pathology Image Detail

Caption	This is a 4x image that is a higher magnification of the lower left portion of the 2.5x image.
Description	gingiva squamous cell carcinoma
Age at Necropsy	849 days
Notes	This is the oral mucosa from an 849 day old male C57BL/10J mouse. There is foreign body (hair) periodontitis (hair impaction around the molars extending into the aveolus) associated with invading islands of well differentiated stratified squamous epithelium. This is a locally invasive, well differentiated, squamous cell carcinoma.
Contributor	Sundberg J (J:122261)
Pathologist	Sundberg J (J:122261)