Spontaneously occurring leiomyosarcomas of the mouse urinary bladder

Toxicol Pathol. 1991;19(2):164-7. doi: 10.1177/019262339101900211.

Abstract

Spontaneous leiomyosarcomas of the mouse urinary bladder have not been reported. Data from 8 chronic toxicity/oncogenicity studies that included 400 male and 400 female mice were reviewed and evaluated to gather information on spontaneously occurring urinary bladder leiomyosarcomas. Three control mice from 3 different studies had leiomyosarcomas in the submucosa of the trigone area of the urinary bladder. These tumors were not connected to the surface epithelium; however, they were connected to and destroyed the smooth muscle layer of the urinary bladder. This communication describes the incidence and histopathological features of these neoplasms.

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Female
  • Incidence
  • Leiomyosarcoma / epidemiology*
  • Leiomyosarcoma / pathology
  • Male
  • Mice
  • Muscle, Smooth / pathology
  • Urinary Bladder Neoplasms / epidemiology*
  • Urinary Bladder Neoplasms / pathology