The prostates of 1775 (614 control and 1161 experimental) 2-year-old F344 rats from 12 different carcinogen bioassays conducted by the Bioassay Program of the NCI and the NTP were evaluated histologically. The incidence of prostatic lesions including (atypical) hyperplastic foci, adenomas, and carcinomas was 6.8%. There was no difference in the type or incidence of the lesions between treated and untreated animals. Adenomas or carcinomas were found in 71 (4.0%) of the rats, primarily as incidental findings. The number of tumors and hyperplastic foci varied from laboratory to laboratory depending on the anatomical localization of the plane of the section. Most of the neoplasms were found in the ventrolateral lobes of the prostate (ventral prostate). When adequate sections were prepared of the ventral lobe, 10-20% of the prostates had these proliferative lesions. The lesions were usually small and originated in the epithelium of the alveoli and small ducts and were usually small and originated in the epithelium of the alveoli and small ducts and were not associated with the common inflammatory lesions of the rat prostate. Thin fibrous capsules were formed in a few of the larger tumors. Metastases were not observed but there was local invasion into alveoli, ducts and interstitial connective tissue. Evidence is presented that the atypical hyperplasias progress to adenoma and carcinoma. The F344 rat offers a potential model for the study of latent prostatic preneoplastic and neoplastic lesions.
Toxicologists and pathologists worldwide will benefit from a new, website-based, and completely searchable Nonneoplastic Lesion Atlas just released by the U.S. National Toxicology Program (NTP). The atlas is a much-needed resource with thousands of high-quality, zoomable images and diagnostic guidelines for each rodent lesion. Liver, gallbladder, nervous system, bone marrow, lower urinary tract and skin lesion images, and diagnostic strategies are available now. More organ and biological systems will be added with a total of 22 chapters planned for the completed project. The atlas will be used by the NTP and its many pathology partners to standardize lesion diagnosis, terminology, and the way lesions are recorded. The goal is to improve our understanding of nonneoplastic lesions and the consistency and accuracy of their diagnosis between pathologists and laboratories. The atlas is also a useful training tool for pathology residents and can be used to bolster any organization's own lesion databases. Researchers have free access to this online resource at http://ntp.niehs.nih.gov/nnl.
A variety of neoplastic and degenerative lesions were observed in 216 aged male breeder (to 24 months of age) and virgin ACI/segHapBR rats sacrificed from 24 to 40 months of age. The most common neoplasms were pheochromocytomas, pituitary tumors, interstitial cell tumors of the testis, and tumors of the skin and subcutis. Many rats had multiple endocrine tumors. Age-related prostate hyperplasias and tumors were reported previously in these rats. Most of these tumors increased in incidence with advancing age, with few differences between virgins and ex-breeders. Testicular atrophy and tumors were more common in younger ex-breeder rats than in young virgin rats, but tumors reached a similar incidence in older virgin rats. Focal hyperplastic lesions appeared to represent the earliest stages of neoplasia in pituitary and adrenal glands, thyroid, prostate, testis, and liver. Common age-related nonneoplastic degenerative lesions were found in various tissues.
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