Reproductive System, Female

Clitoral Gland - Angiectasis

    Narrative
    Clitoral gland - Angiectasis in a female B6C3F1/N mouse from a chronic study. Variably sized and shaped channels are distributed throughout the clitoral gland.
    Clitoral gland - Angiectasis in a female B6C3F1/N mouse from a chronic study (higher magnification of Figure 1). Channels (arrows) are lined by flattened spindle cells and contain variable numbers of red cells.

    Authors

    Gabrielle Willson, BVMS, Dip RC Path, FRC Path, MRCVS
    Senior Pathologist
    Experimental Pathology Laboratories, Inc.
    Research Triangle Park, NC

    Karen Y. Cimon, DVM, MS
    Senior Pathologist
    Experimental Pathology Laboratories, Inc.
    Research Triangle Park, NC

    Gordon Flake, MD
    Staff Scientist
    NTP Pathologist
    Cellular and Molecular Pathology Branch
    National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences
    Research Triangle Park, NC

    Reviewers

    Karen S. Regan, DVM, DABT, DACVP
    Pathologist
    Regan Path/Tox Services, Inc.
    Ashland, OH  

    Darlene Dixon, DVM, PhD, DACVP, Fellow, IATP
    Group Leader, Molecular Pathogenesis Group
    National Toxicology Program Laboratory
    National Toxicology Program
    National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, Research Triangle Park, NC