Urinary System

Kidney - Cyst

    Narrative
    Kidney, Renal tubule - Cyst in a male Tg.Ac (FVB/N) hemizygous mouse from a subchronic study. A spontaneous cortical cyst lined by flattened cells is present.
    Kidney, Renal tubule - Cyst in a male Tg.Ac (FVB/N) hemizygous mouse from a subchronic study. A small tubule cyst is lined by cuboidal cells.
    Kidney, Glomerulus - Cyst in a male B6C3F1 mouse from a chronic study. A glomerular cyst is present, with the glomerular tuft visible.
    Kidney, Renal tubule - Cyst in an F344/N rat. These medullary cysts are the result of a toxic effect on the kidney.
    Kidney, Renal tubule - Cyst in a rat. Multiple cysts are present in this polycystic kidney.

    Authors 

    John Curtis Seely, DVM, DACVP
    Senior Pathologist
    Experimental Pathology Laboratories, Inc.
    Research Triangle Park, NC

    Amy Brix, DVM, PhD, DACVP
    Senior Pathologist
    Experimental Pathology Laboratories, Inc.
    Research Triangle Park, NC

    Reviewers

    Kendall S. Frazier, DVM, PhD, DACVP, DABT
    Director, Cellular and Molecular Pathology, Safety Assessment
    GlaxoSmithKline
    King of Prussia, PA

    Gordon C. Hard, BSc, BVSc, PhD, DSc, FRCPath, FRCVS, FAToxSci, DACVP
    Expert Consultant
    Tairua, New Zealand

    Susan A. Elmore, MS, DVM, DACVP, DABT, FIATP
    Staff Scientist, NTP Pathologist
    NTP Pathology Group
    National Toxicology Program
    National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences
    Research Triangle Park, NC