liver/biliary system
• through the first year of life, liver weight to body weight ratios are 1.3 to 1.5 times higher than the ratio in wild-type mice
• as neoplastic lesions develop in mice, the liver weight/body weight ratio increases significantly reaching values 2.5 times higher than controls at 16 months of age
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• the first dysplastic hepatocytes are detected at 4 months of age but severe and wide-spread dysplasia only appear in males older than 1 year of age
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• mutants develop diffuse liver dysplasia by 6-9 months of age
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• 23% of mutants develop hepatocellular carcinoma by 12 months of age
(J:101128)
• malignant neoplastic lesions appear between the 10 and 14 months of age, with 67% of males and 10% of females having carcinomas by 20 months of age
(J:34434)
• the average tumor size in males is 1.0 x 1.4 cm
(J:34434)
• these malignant lesions vary from well differentiated to poorly differentiated with the latter associated with intense mitotic activity, proliferation of neocapillaries, and large areas of hemorrhagic necrosis
(J:34434)
• in late stage lesions, small ductular-like cells are found
(J:34434)
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• along with the development of hepatocellular carcinoma, non-malignant tumors also develop with a slightly higher incidence
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neoplasm
• mutants develop diffuse liver dysplasia by 6-9 months of age
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• 23% of mutants develop hepatocellular carcinoma by 12 months of age
(J:101128)
• malignant neoplastic lesions appear between the 10 and 14 months of age, with 67% of males and 10% of females having carcinomas by 20 months of age
(J:34434)
• the average tumor size in males is 1.0 x 1.4 cm
(J:34434)
• these malignant lesions vary from well differentiated to poorly differentiated with the latter associated with intense mitotic activity, proliferation of neocapillaries, and large areas of hemorrhagic necrosis
(J:34434)
• in late stage lesions, small ductular-like cells are found
(J:34434)
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• along with the development of hepatocellular carcinoma, non-malignant tumors also develop with a slightly higher incidence
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growth/size/body
• through the first year of life, liver weight to body weight ratios are 1.3 to 1.5 times higher than the ratio in wild-type mice
• as neoplastic lesions develop in mice, the liver weight/body weight ratio increases significantly reaching values 2.5 times higher than controls at 16 months of age
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