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Skeletal Muscle - Cyst - Gallery

Image of cyst in the skeletal muscle from a female F344/N rat in a chronic study
eletal muscle - Cyst in a female F344/N rat from a chronic study. A thin-walled epithelium-lined cyst is present within skeletal muscle.
Image of cyst in the skeletal muscle from a female F344/N rat in a chronic study
Skeletal muscle - Cyst in a female F344/N rat from a chronic study (higher magnification of Figure 1). There is a flattened epithelial cyst wall with cross sections of hair within the lumen.
Image of cyst in the skeletal muscle from a female F344/N rat in a chronic study
Skeletal muscle - Cyst in a female F344/N rat from a chronic study. A thin-walled cyst partially lined by flattened epithelium and containing keratin debris is present.
Image of cyst in the skeletal muscle from a female F344/N rat in a chronic study
Skeletal muscle - Cyst in a female F344/N rat from a chronic study (higher magnification of Figure 3). There is necrosis of the epithelial lining (arrow) and keratin debris within the lumen of the cyst.