Seminal Vesicle - Dilation

comment:
Dilation of seminal vesicles consists of distension of the gland with secretory material ( Figure 1



recommendation:
Dilation should be recorded and graded. If both seminal vesicles are involved, the diagnosis should be qualified as bilateral and the severity grade determined by the more severely affect seminal vesicle.references:
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Radovsky A, Mitsumori K, Chapin RE. 1999. Male reproductive tract. In: Pathology of the Mouse: Reference and Atlas (Maronpot RR, Boorman GA, Gaul BW, eds). Cache River Press, Vienna, IL, 381-407. Abstract: http://www.cacheriverpress.com/books/pathmouse.htm
Suwa T, Nyska A, Peckham JC, Hailey JR, Mahler JF, Haseman JK, Maronpot RR. 2001. A retrospective analysis of background lesions and tissue accountability for male accessory sex organs in Fischer-344 rats. Toxicol Pathol 29(4):467-478. Abstract: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11560252
Suwa T, Nyska A, Haseman JK, Mahler JF, Maronpot RR. 2002. Spontaneous lesions in control B6C3F1 mice and recommended sectioning of male accessory sex organs. Toxicol Pathol 30(2):228-234. Abstract: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11950166
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