Sertoli cell tumors in Japanese quail.
Testicles were collected from 33 male Japanese quails older than 3 years. Three of these quails (9.1%) had one or two large neoplastic testicles. These testicles were 2-5 times normal size, round, and firm, with cystic spaces of various sizes. Microscopically, there was marked intratubular Sertoli cell proliferation and various-sized cystic spaces filled with an eosinophilic vacuolated fluid. Microscopic changes in all neoplastic testicles were diagnostic for Sertoli cell tumors.
D000818:Animals; D001715:Bird Diseases / Q000473:pathology*; D003370:Coturnix / Q000502:physiology*; D008297:Male; D011784:Quail / Q000502:physiology*; D012707:Sertoli Cell Tumor / Q000473:pathology / Q000662:veterinary*; D013736:Testicular Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000662:veterinary*