Alimentary System

Tongue, Glands - Cyst

    Narrative
    Tongue, Gland - Cyst in a female B6C3F1 mouse from a chronic study. There is a large cyst amid the salivary tissue in the tongue.
    Tongue, Gland - Cyst in a female B6C3F1 mouse from a chronic study. The cyst is lined by flattened, nonkeratinized epithelium.

    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