Reproductive System, Female

Ovary, Paraovarian Tissue - Cyst

    Narrative
    Ovary, Paraovarian tissue - Cyst in a female F344/N rat from a subchronic study. There is a large fluid-filled space in the mesovarium.
    Ovary, Paraovarian tissue - Cyst in a female F344/N rat from a subchronic study (higher magnification of Figure 1). The cyst is lined by cuboidal to columnar epithelium and surrounded by smooth muscle.
    Ovary, Paraovarian tissue - Cyst in a female B6C3F1/N mouse from a subchronic study. Multiple large, fluid-filled spaces are located in the rete ovarii.
    Ovary, Paraovarian tissue - Cyst in a female B6C3F1/N mouse from a subchronic study (higher magnification of Figure 3). A large-fluid filled cyst is present in the mesovarium.

    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

    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