TDMS Study 05132-06 Pathology Tables
NTP Experiment-Test: 05132-06 INCIDENCE RATES OF NEOPLASMS BY ANATOMIC SITE (SYSTEMIC LESIONS ABRIDGED) (a) Report: PEIRPT05 Study Type: CHRONIC TETRAFLUOROETHYLENE Date: 04/04/96 Route: RESPIRATORY EXPOSURE WHOLE BODY Time: 01:15:16 Facility: Battelle Northwest Chemical CAS #: 116-14-3 Lock Date: 10/14/92 Cage Range: All Reasons For Removal: All Removal Date Range: All Treatment Groups: Include All a Number of animals examined microscopically at site and number of animals with lesion Page 1 NTP Experiment-Test: 05132-06 INCIDENCE RATES OF NEOPLASMS BY ANATOMIC SITE (SYSTEMIC LESIONS ABRIDGED) (a) Report: PEIRPT05 Study Type: CHRONIC TETRAFLUOROETHYLENE Date: 04/04/96 Route: RESPIRATORY EXPOSURE WHOLE BODY Time: 01:15:16 ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ B6C3F1 MICE FEMALE CONTROL 312 PPM 625 PPM 1250 PPM ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ DISPOSITION SUMMARY Animals Initially in Study 58 58 58 58 Scheduled Sacrifice 10 10 10 10 Early Deaths Natural Death 4 16 15 17 Moribund Sacrifice 8 28 26 27 Accidently Killed 1 Survivors Terminal Sacrifice 36 4 6 4 Animals Examined Microscopically 58 58 58 58 ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ALIMENTARY SYSTEM Intestine Large, Colon (57) (55) (52) (50) Sarcoma 1 (2%) Intestine Large, Cecum (57) (52) (50) (46) Leiomyosarcoma 1 (2%) Sarcoma 1 (2%) Intestine Small, Duodenum (55) (49) (49) (45) Sarcoma 1 (2%) Intestine Small, Jejunum (56) (47) (49) (45) Intestine Small, Ileum (56) (49) (49) (45) Leiomyosarcoma, Metastatic, Uterus 1 (2%) Sarcoma 1 (2%) Liver (58) (58) (57) (57) Hemangioma 4 (7%) 1 (2%) 1 (2%) Hemangioma, Multiple 1 (2%) 1 (2%) Hemangiosarcoma 20 (34%) 15 (26%) 19 (33%) Hemangiosarcoma, Multiple 8 (14%) 12 (21%) 15 (26%) Hepatocellular Carcinoma 4 (7%) 26 (45%) 16 (28%) 16 (28%) Hepatocellular Carcinoma, Multiple 5 (9%) 7 (12%) 7 (12%) Hepatocellular Adenoma 14 (24%) 12 (21%) 14 (25%) 9 (16%) Hepatocellular Adenoma, Multiple 1 (2%) 7 (12%) 9 (16%) 8 (14%) Histiocytic Sarcoma 1 (2%) 21 (36%) 19 (33%) 18 (32%) Sarcoma 1 (2%) Mesentery (10) (14) (7) (7) Hemangiosarcoma 2 (14%) Histiocytic Sarcoma 1 (10%) 1 (7%) Leiomyosarcoma, Metastatic, Uterus 1 (7%) Sarcoma 1 (7%) 1 (14%) Pancreas (58) (57) (54) (57) Hemangiosarcoma 1 (2%) Histiocytic Sarcoma 2 (4%) 1 (2%) 1 (2%) Page 2 NTP Experiment-Test: 05132-06 INCIDENCE RATES OF NEOPLASMS BY ANATOMIC SITE (SYSTEMIC LESIONS ABRIDGED) (a) Report: PEIRPT05 Study Type: CHRONIC TETRAFLUOROETHYLENE Date: 04/04/96 Route: RESPIRATORY EXPOSURE WHOLE BODY Time: 01:15:16 ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ B6C3F1 MICE FEMALE CONTROL 312 PPM 625 PPM 1250 PPM ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ALIMENTARY SYSTEM - cont Leiomyosarcoma, Metastatic, Uterus 1 (2%) Sarcoma 1 (2%) Stomach, Forestomach (58) (58) (57) (57) Leiomyosarcoma, Metastatic, Uterus 1 (2%) Squamous Cell Papilloma 1 (2%) 1 (2%) Stomach, Glandular (58) (58) (55) (55) Leiomyosarcoma, Metastatic, Uterus 1 (2%) Sarcoma 1 (2%) ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM Heart (58) (58) (57) (58) Histiocytic Sarcoma 1 (2%) 1 (2%) ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ENDOCRINE SYSTEM Adrenal Cortex (58) (57) (57) (57) Adenoma 1 (2%) Histiocytic Sarcoma 1 (2%) 3 (5%) 1 (2%) Capsule, Adenoma 1 (2%) Capsule, Carcinoma 1 (2%) Adrenal Medulla (58) (57) (57) (56) Pheochromocytoma Benign 1 (2%) Islets, Pancreatic (58) (55) (54) (57) Adenoma 1 (2%) 1 (2%) Pituitary Gland (56) (55) (54) (56) Histiocytic Sarcoma 1 (2%) Pars Distalis, Adenoma 4 (7%) 5 (9%) 2 (4%) 6 (11%) Pars Intermedia, Adenoma 1 (2%) Thyroid Gland (58) (58) (56) (56) Follicular Cell, Adenoma 3 (5%) 1 (2%) 1 (2%) 1 (2%) ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ GENERAL BODY SYSTEM Tissue NOS (1) Sarcoma 1 (100%) ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ GENITAL SYSTEM Ovary (57) (57) (55) (56) Cystadenoma 2 (4%) 2 (4%) Hemangiosarcoma 1 (2%) Histiocytic Sarcoma 1 (2%) 5 (9%) 4 (7%) 3 (5%) Page 3 NTP Experiment-Test: 05132-06 INCIDENCE RATES OF NEOPLASMS BY ANATOMIC SITE (SYSTEMIC LESIONS ABRIDGED) (a) Report: PEIRPT05 Study Type: CHRONIC TETRAFLUOROETHYLENE Date: 04/04/96 Route: RESPIRATORY EXPOSURE WHOLE BODY Time: 01:15:16 ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ B6C3F1 MICE FEMALE CONTROL 312 PPM 625 PPM 1250 PPM ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ GENITAL SYSTEM - cont Luteoma 2 (4%) Sarcoma 1 (2%) Periovarian Tissue, Histiocytic Sarcoma 1 (2%) Uterus (58) (58) (55) (57) Histiocytic Sarcoma 1 (2%) Leiomyosarcoma 1 (2%) Polyp Stromal 1 (2%) 1 (2%) Cervix, Granular Cell Tumor NOS 1 (2%) ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ HEMATOPOIETIC SYSTEM Bone Marrow (58) (58) (56) (57) Histiocytic Sarcoma 6 (10%) 5 (9%) 4 (7%) Lymph Node (5) (6) (5) (6) Axillary, Histiocytic Sarcoma 1 (20%) Iliac, Histiocytic Sarcoma 1 (20%) 1 (17%) 1 (20%) 1 (17%) Pancreatic, Histiocytic Sarcoma 1 (20%) 1 (17%) Renal, Histiocytic Sarcoma 1 (17%) 2 (40%) 2 (33%) Lymph Node, Bronchial (47) (44) (49) (46) Histiocytic Sarcoma 4 (9%) 6 (12%) 4 (9%) Sarcoma 1 (2%) Lymph Node, Mandibular (46) (39) (43) (38) Histiocytic Sarcoma 1 (2%) 3 (8%) 2 (5%) 2 (5%) Lymph Node, Mesenteric (53) (50) (51) (53) Hemangioma 1 (2%) Histiocytic Sarcoma 1 (2%) 6 (12%) 7 (14%) 6 (11%) Lymph Node, Mediastinal (35) (42) (43) (36) Histiocytic Sarcoma 1 (3%) 9 (21%) 9 (21%) 4 (11%) Spleen (58) (58) (56) (57) Histiocytic Sarcoma 1 (2%) 7 (12%) 8 (14%) 9 (16%) Sarcoma 1 (2%) Thymus (56) (52) (49) (48) Histiocytic Sarcoma 2 (4%) 2 (4%) 2 (4%) ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ INTEGUMENTARY SYSTEM Mammary Gland (58) (56) (54) (56) Carcinoma 1 (2%) Skin (57) (58) (57) (58) Hemangioma 1 (2%) Squamous Cell Papilloma 1 (2%) Subcutaneous Tissue, Sarcoma 2 (3%) ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Page 4 NTP Experiment-Test: 05132-06 INCIDENCE RATES OF NEOPLASMS BY ANATOMIC SITE (SYSTEMIC LESIONS ABRIDGED) (a) Report: PEIRPT05 Study Type: CHRONIC TETRAFLUOROETHYLENE Date: 04/04/96 Route: RESPIRATORY EXPOSURE WHOLE BODY Time: 01:15:16 ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ B6C3F1 MICE FEMALE CONTROL 312 PPM 625 PPM 1250 PPM ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM Bone (58) (58) (57) (58) Osteosarcoma 1 (2%) Rib, Leiomyosarcoma, Metastatic, Uterus 1 (2%) Skeletal Muscle (1) Leiomyosarcoma, Metastatic, Uterus 1 (100%) ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ NERVOUS SYSTEM Brain (58) (58) (56) (58) Astrocytoma NOS 1 (2%) Histiocytic Sarcoma 1 (2%) 1 (2%) ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ RESPIRATORY SYSTEM Lung (58) (58) (57) (57) Alveolar/Bronchiolar Adenoma 5 (9%) 6 (11%) 3 (5%) Alveolar/Bronchiolar Adenoma, Multiple 1 (2%) 1 (2%) 1 (2%) Alveolar/Bronchiolar Carcinoma 2 (4%) 1 (2%) Carcinoma 1 (2%) Carcinoma, Metastatic, Mammary Gland 1 (2%) Hemangiosarcoma, Metastatic, Liver 3 (5%) Hemangiosarcoma, Metastatic, Pancreas 1 (2%) Hepatocellular Carcinoma, Metastatic, Liver 1 (2%) 8 (14%) 6 (11%) 5 (9%) Histiocytic Sarcoma 1 (2%) 16 (28%) 13 (23%) 13 (23%) Osteosarcoma, Metastatic, Bone 1 (2%) Sarcoma 1 (2%) Sarcoma, Metastatic, Skin 1 (2%) ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ SPECIAL SENSES SYSTEM Harderian Gland (4) (6) (4) (8) Adenoma 3 (75%) 3 (50%) 7 (88%) Bilateral, Adenoma 1 (13%) ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ URINARY SYSTEM Kidney (58) (58) (57) (57) Histiocytic Sarcoma 1 (2%) 7 (12%) 4 (7%) 3 (5%) Osteosarcoma, Metastatic, Bone 1 (2%) Urinary Bladder (55) (53) (53) (46) Leiomyosarcoma, Metastatic, Uterus 1 (2%) Page 5 NTP Experiment-Test: 05132-06 INCIDENCE RATES OF NEOPLASMS BY ANATOMIC SITE (SYSTEMIC LESIONS ABRIDGED) (a) Report: PEIRPT05 Study Type: CHRONIC TETRAFLUOROETHYLENE Date: 04/04/96 Route: RESPIRATORY EXPOSURE WHOLE BODY Time: 01:15:16 ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ B6C3F1 MICE FEMALE CONTROL 312 PPM 625 PPM 1250 PPM ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ URINARY SYSTEM - cont Sarcoma 1 (2%) ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ SYSTEMIC LESIONS Multiple Organs *(58) *(58) *(58) *(58) Histiocytic Sarcoma 1 (2%) 21 (36%) 19 (33%) 18 (31%) Lymphoma Malignant Lymphocytic 1 (2%) Lymphoma Malignant Mixed 5 (9%) 2 (3%) 3 (5%) ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ * Number of animals with any tissue examined microscopically Page 6 NTP Experiment-Test: 05132-06 INCIDENCE RATES OF NEOPLASMS BY ANATOMIC SITE (SYSTEMIC LESIONS ABRIDGED) (a) Report: PEIRPT05 Study Type: CHRONIC TETRAFLUOROETHYLENE Date: 04/04/96 Route: RESPIRATORY EXPOSURE WHOLE BODY Time: 01:15:16 ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ B6C3F1 MICE FEMALE CONTROL 312 PPM 625 PPM 1250 PPM ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ TUMOR SUMMARY Total Animals with Primary Neoplasms (b) 36 53 50 52 Total Primary Neoplasms 56 139 109 123 Total Animals with Benign Neoplasms 29 27 30 33 Total Benign Neoplasms 40 37 38 40 Total Animals with Malignant Neoplasms 14 49 46 50 Total Malignant Neoplasms 14 102 71 83 Total Animals with Metastatic Neoplasms 3 9 6 10 Total Metastatic Neoplasm 4 16 6 10 Total Animals with Malignant Neoplasms Uncertain Primary Site Total Animals with Neoplasms Uncertain- Benign or Malignant 2 Total Uncertain Neoplasms 2 ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ a Number of animals examined microscopically at site and number of animals with lesion b Primary tumors: all tumors except metastatic tumors Page 7 NTP Experiment-Test: 05132-06 INCIDENCE RATES OF NEOPLASMS BY ANATOMIC SITE (SYSTEMIC LESIONS ABRIDGED) (a) Report: PEIRPT05 Study Type: CHRONIC TETRAFLUOROETHYLENE Date: 04/04/96 Route: RESPIRATORY EXPOSURE WHOLE BODY Time: 01:15:16 ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ B6C3F1 MICE MALE CONTROL 312 PPM 625 PPM 1250 PPM ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ DISPOSITION SUMMARY Animals Initially in Study 58 58 58 58 Scheduled Sacrifice 10 10 10 10 Early Deaths Natural Death 4 13 20 20 Moribund Sacrifice 6 24 26 27 Survivors Terminal Sacrifice 38 11 2 1 Animals Examined Microscopically 58 58 58 58 ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ALIMENTARY SYSTEM Liver (58) (58) (58) (58) Carcinoma, Metastatic, Harderian Gland 1 (2%) Carcinoma, Metastatic, Lung 1 (2%) Hemangioma 3 (5%) 3 (5%) 1 (2%) Hemangioma, Multiple 7 (12%) 2 (3%) 1 (2%) Hemangiosarcoma 5 (9%) 10 (17%) 22 (38%) Hemangiosarcoma, Multiple 16 (28%) 17 (29%) 18 (31%) Hepatocellular Carcinoma 9 (16%) 15 (26%) 26 (45%) 22 (38%) Hepatocellular Carcinoma, Multiple 4 (7%) 9 (16%) 9 (16%) 6 (10%) Hepatocellular Adenoma 16 (28%) 13 (22%) 7 (12%) 14 (24%) Hepatocellular Adenoma, Multiple 7 (12%) 6 (10%) 9 (16%) 7 (12%) Histiocytic Sarcoma 12 (21%) 7 (12%) 8 (14%) Mesentery (2) (3) (2) (7) Carcinoma, Metastatic, Lung 1 (33%) Hemangioma 1 (14%) Hemangiosarcoma 1 (14%) Hepatocellular Carcinoma, Metastatic, Liver 1 (14%) Histiocytic Sarcoma 1 (50%) Pancreas (58) (58) (56) (55) Hepatocellular Carcinoma, Metastatic, Liver 1 (2%) Stomach, Forestomach (58) (58) (56) (56) Squamous Cell Carcinoma 1 (2%) Squamous Cell Papilloma 2 (3%) 1 (2%) 1 (2%) 1 (2%) ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM Heart (58) (58) (58) (58) Carcinoma, Metastatic, Lung 1 (2%) 1 (2%) ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Page 8 NTP Experiment-Test: 05132-06 INCIDENCE RATES OF NEOPLASMS BY ANATOMIC SITE (SYSTEMIC LESIONS ABRIDGED) (a) Report: PEIRPT05 Study Type: CHRONIC TETRAFLUOROETHYLENE Date: 04/04/96 Route: RESPIRATORY EXPOSURE WHOLE BODY Time: 01:15:16 ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ B6C3F1 MICE MALE CONTROL 312 PPM 625 PPM 1250 PPM ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ENDOCRINE SYSTEM Adrenal Cortex (58) (58) (57) (58) Adenoma 1 (2%) 1 (2%) Islets, Pancreatic (58) (58) (56) (55) Adenoma 1 (2%) Thyroid Gland (58) (58) (57) (57) Follicular Cell, Adenoma 3 (5%) Follicular Cell, Carcinoma 1 (2%) ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ GENERAL BODY SYSTEM Tissue NOS (1) (2) (2) Carcinoma, Metastatic, Lung 1 (50%) Hemangioma 1 (50%) ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ GENITAL SYSTEM Epididymis (58) (58) (58) (58) Leiomyoma 1 (2%) Leiomyosarcoma 1 (2%) ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ HEMATOPOIETIC SYSTEM Bone Marrow (58) (58) (57) (57) Hemangioma 1 (2%) Histiocytic Sarcoma 1 (2%) 1 (2%) 2 (4%) Lymph Node (3) (1) (2) Renal, Histiocytic Sarcoma 1 (100%) 1 (50%) Lymph Node, Bronchial (42) (42) (43) (33) Histiocytic Sarcoma 3 (7%) 1 (3%) Lymph Node, Mandibular (44) (37) (38) (42) Histiocytic Sarcoma 2 (5%) 1 (3%) Lymph Node, Mesenteric (57) (52) (51) (50) Histiocytic Sarcoma 4 (8%) 1 (2%) 2 (4%) Lymph Node, Mediastinal (37) (39) (40) (36) Carcinoma, Metastatic, Lung 1 (3%) 1 (3%) Histiocytic Sarcoma 2 (5%) 1 (3%) Spleen (58) (58) (56) (56) Hemangiosarcoma 2 (3%) Histiocytic Sarcoma 2 (3%) 1 (2%) 2 (4%) Thymus (51) (49) (44) (46) Histiocytic Sarcoma 1 (2%) Thymoma NOS 1 (2%) ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Page 9 NTP Experiment-Test: 05132-06 INCIDENCE RATES OF NEOPLASMS BY ANATOMIC SITE (SYSTEMIC LESIONS ABRIDGED) (a) Report: PEIRPT05 Study Type: CHRONIC TETRAFLUOROETHYLENE Date: 04/04/96 Route: RESPIRATORY EXPOSURE WHOLE BODY Time: 01:15:16 ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ B6C3F1 MICE MALE CONTROL 312 PPM 625 PPM 1250 PPM ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ INTEGUMENTARY SYSTEM Skin (58) (57) (58) (58) Subcutaneous Tissue, Hemangioma 1 (2%) Subcutaneous Tissue, Hemangiosarcoma 1 (2%) 1 (2%) ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM Bone (58) (58) (58) (58) Carcinoma, Metastatic, Harderian Gland 1 (2%) Skeletal Muscle (1) Carcinoma, Metastatic, Lung 1 (100%) ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ NERVOUS SYSTEM Brain (58) (58) (58) (58) Carcinoma, Metastatic, Harderian Gland 1 (2%) ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ RESPIRATORY SYSTEM Lung (58) (58) (58) (58) Alveolar/Bronchiolar Adenoma 10 (17%) 7 (12%) 12 (21%) 4 (7%) Alveolar/Bronchiolar Adenoma, Multiple 1 (2%) 1 (2%) 1 (2%) 2 (3%) Alveolar/Bronchiolar Carcinoma 2 (3%) 4 (7%) 3 (5%) 1 (2%) Carcinoma 1 (2%) 1 (2%) Carcinoma, Metastatic, Harderian Gland 1 (2%) 1 (2%) Hemangiosarcoma, Metastatic, Liver 2 (3%) 2 (3%) Hepatocellular Carcinoma, Metastatic, Liver 2 (3%) 7 (12%) 15 (26%) 8 (14%) Histiocytic Sarcoma 7 (12%) 4 (7%) 4 (7%) Nose (58) (57) (56) (57) Carcinoma, Metastatic, Harderian Gland 1 (2%) ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ SPECIAL SENSES SYSTEM Harderian Gland (7) (10) (5) (7) Adenoma 6 (86%) 9 (90%) 4 (80%) 5 (71%) Carcinoma 1 (14%) 1 (10%) 1 (14%) ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Page 10 NTP Experiment-Test: 05132-06 INCIDENCE RATES OF NEOPLASMS BY ANATOMIC SITE (SYSTEMIC LESIONS ABRIDGED) (a) Report: PEIRPT05 Study Type: CHRONIC TETRAFLUOROETHYLENE Date: 04/04/96 Route: RESPIRATORY EXPOSURE WHOLE BODY Time: 01:15:16 ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ B6C3F1 MICE MALE CONTROL 312 PPM 625 PPM 1250 PPM ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ URINARY SYSTEM Kidney (58) (58) (58) (58) Carcinoma, Metastatic, Lung 1 (2%) Hemangiosarcoma, Metastatic, Liver 1 (2%) Histiocytic Sarcoma 3 (5%) 3 (5%) 2 (3%) Urinary Bladder (58) (53) (53) (52) ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ SYSTEMIC LESIONS Multiple Organs *(58) *(58) *(58) *(58) Histiocytic Sarcoma 12 (21%) 7 (12%) 8 (14%) Lymphoma Malignant Mixed 2 (3%) 1 (2%) 1 (2%) ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ * Number of animals with any tissue examined microscopically Page 11 NTP Experiment-Test: 05132-06 INCIDENCE RATES OF NEOPLASMS BY ANATOMIC SITE (SYSTEMIC LESIONS ABRIDGED) (a) Report: PEIRPT05 Study Type: CHRONIC TETRAFLUOROETHYLENE Date: 04/04/96 Route: RESPIRATORY EXPOSURE WHOLE BODY Time: 01:15:16 ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ B6C3F1 MICE MALE CONTROL 312 PPM 625 PPM 1250 PPM ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ TUMOR SUMMARY Total Animals with Primary Neoplasms (b) 43 51 54 52 Total Primary Neoplasms 63 119 114 121 Total Animals with Benign Neoplasms 32 34 31 30 Total Benign Neoplasms 43 52 41 38 Total Animals with Malignant Neoplasms 18 43 49 50 Total Malignant Neoplasms 20 66 73 83 Total Animals with Metastatic Neoplasms 3 8 15 11 Total Metastatic Neoplasm 4 12 18 20 Total Animals with Malignant Neoplasms Uncertain Primary Site Total Animals with Neoplasms Uncertain- Benign or Malignant 1 Total Uncertain Neoplasms 1 ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ a Number of animals examined microscopically at site and number of animals with lesion b Primary tumors: all tumors except metastatic tumors Page 12 ------------------------------------------------------------ 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