Alimentary System

Tongue - Angiectasis

    Narrative
    Tongue - Angiectasis in female B6C3F1 mouse from a chronic study. There are numerous dilated vascular spaces in the tongue (arrow).
    Tongue - Angiectasis in female B6C3F1 mouse from a chronic study. There are numerous dilated vascular spaces in the tongue (arrow).
    Tongue - Angiectasis in female B6C3F1 mouse from a chronic study. The dilated vascular spaces are lined by unremarkable endothelial cells (arrow).
    Tongue - Angiectasis in female B6C3F1 mouse from a chronic study. The dilated vascular spaces are lined by unremarkable endothelial cells (arrow).

    Authors:

    Linda H. Kooistra, DVM, PhD, DACVP
    Pathologist
    Charles River Laboratories, Inc.
    Research Triangle Park, NC

    Abraham Nyska, DVM, Diplomate ECVP, Fellow IATP
    Expert in Toxicologic Pathology
    Visiting Full Professor of Pathology
    Sackler School of Medicine, Tel Aviv University Timrat Israel

    Reviewers:

    Joel R. Leininger, DVM, PhD
    Senior Pathologist
    MedImmune
    Washington, DC

    Amy Brix, DVM, PhD, DACVP
    Senior Pathologist
    Experimental Pathology Laboratories, Inc.
    Research Triangle Park, NC