Pathology Image Detail
Caption |
This is a 25x image that is a higher magnification of the center area of the 10x image. |
Description |
myoepithelioma |
Age at Necropsy |
375 days |
Notes |
This is a tumor from a 375 day old female C3H/HeJ mouse. It is composed of whorls and fasicles of spindle shaped cells with elongated nuclei reminiscent of smooth muscle cell nuclei. However, this is a myoepithelioma, a tumor arising from myoepithelial cells, contractile cells within the efferent ducts from exocrine glands. |
Contributor |
Sundberg J (J:122261) |
Pathologist |
Sundberg J (J:122261) |
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