Tooth, Pulp - Thrombus

Tooth, Pulp - Thrombus in a female F344/N rat from a subchronic study. There are thrombi within vessels in the pulp (arrows) and degeneration of odontoblasts (arrowhead).
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comment:
Thrombosis of vessels in the tooth pulp ( Figure 1


recommendation:
Vascular thrombi in the tooth pulp should be diagnosed and graded based on their size and number. Associated infarction or necrosis or degeneration of the odontoblasts or other cells should be diagnosed and graded separately. The relationship between the necrosis/degeneration components of the tooth and the thrombi should be made clear in the pathology narrative.references:
Long PH, Leininger JR. 1999. Teeth. In: Pathology of the Mouse (Maronpot RR, ed). Cache River Press, St Louis, MO, 13-28. Abstract: http://www.cacheriverpress.com/books/pathmouse.htm
Nyska A, Maronpot RR, Long PH, Roycroft JH, Hailey JR, Travlos GS, Ghanayem BI. 1999. Disseminated thrombosis and bone infarction in female rats following inhalation exposure to 2-butoxyethanol. Toxicol Pathol 27:287-294. Abstract: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/10356705
Zbinden G, Grimm L. 1985. Thrombosis effects of xenobiotics. Arch Toxicol 8(suppl):131-141. Abstract: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/3006632
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