Urinary Bladder - Vacuolation, Cytoplasmic

Cytoplasmic vacuolation: clear vacuoles are present in urothelial �umbrella� cells from a male B6C3F1 mouse in a 28-day study.
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Cytoplasmic vacuolation of more superficial urothelial cells from a female Harlan Sprague-Dawley rat in a chronic study.
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comment:
Cytoplasmic vacuolation of urothelial cells is regarded as a nonspecific lesion that may occur secondary to cell injury by a variety of bladder toxicants or carcinogens. It may or may not be related to degeneration. Vacuolation is usually noted in “umbrella” cells or more superficial urothelial cells ( Figure 1


recommendation:
Cytoplasmic vacuolation should be diagnosed and given a severity grade.references:
Frazier KS, Seely JC, Hard GC, Betton G, Burnett R, Nakatsuji S, Nishikawa A, Durchfeld-Meyer B, Bube A. 2012. Proliferative and non-proliferative lesions in the rat and mouse urinary system. Toxicol Pathol 40:14S-86S. Abstract: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22637735
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