Odontomas in Peromyscus leucopus

Journal Article · Wed Aug 01 04:00:00 EDT 1979 · J. Natl. Cancer Inst.; (United States)

OSTI ID:5263747

Finkel, M P ^[1]; Lombard, L S; Staffeldt, E F; Duffy, P H

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1. Argonne National Lab., IL

A colony of Peromyscus leucopus was established 15 years ago from animals trapped in the deciduous forest at Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, Illinois. A roentgenographic survey of the skeletons of 189 of these untreated animals dying during a 13-month period disclosed 48 odontogenic growths in 21 of the mice. These growths were diagnosed on histopathologic examination as complex odontomas, the incidence of which was higher in males than in females. In this relatively small sample, these benign tumors appeared to be associated with youth rather than old age.

• OSTI ID: 5263747
• Journal Information: J. Natl. Cancer Inst.; (United States), Journal Name: J. Natl. Cancer Inst.; (United States) Vol. 63:2; ISSN JNCIA
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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ANIMALS
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BODY
DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES
DIGESTIVE SYSTEM
DISEASES
MAMMALS
MEDICINE
MICE
NEOPLASMS
NUCLEAR MEDICINE
ORAL CAVITY
ORGANS
RADIOLOGY
RODENTS
SKELETON
TEETH
VERTEBRATES