Respiratory System

Lung, Glands - Cyst

    Narrative
    Lung, Glands - Cyst in a male B6C3F1/N mouse from a chronic study. There is a small cyst adjacent to a bronchus (arrow).
    Lung, Glands - Cyst in a male B6C3F1/N mouse from a chronic study (higher magnification of Figure 1). The cyst contains cellular debris and a few inflammatory cells and is lined by flattened epithelial cells.
    Lung, Glands - Cyst, Multiple in a male B6C3F1/N mouse from a chronic study. Multiple cysts are present in the submucosa of a bronchiole (arrows).
    Lung, Glands - Cyst, Multiple in a male B6C3F1/N mouse from a chronic study (higher magnification of Figure 3). The cysts are lined by low cuboidal epithelial cells and contain cell debris and inflammatory cells.

    Authors

    Mark F. Cesta, DVM, PhD, DACVP
    Staff Scientist/NTP Pathologist
    NTP Pathology Group
    National Toxicology Program
    National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences
    Research Triangle Park, NC


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


    Ronald A. Herbert, DVM, PhD
    Group Leader/NTP Pathologist
    Pathology Support Group
    National Toxicology Program
    National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences
    Research Triangle Park, NC


    Lauren M. Staska, DVM, PhD, DACVP
    Senior Pathologist
    WIL Research
    Hillsborough, NC

    Reviewers

    Gary A. Boorman, DVM, PhD, DACVP, DABT, DACLAM
    Pathologist
    Covance Laboratories, Inc.
    Chantilly, VA

    Robert C. Sills, DVM, PhD, FIATP
    Chief, Cellular and Molecular Pathology Branch
    National Toxicology Program
    National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, Research Triangle Park, NC