title: Multiple osteomas in mice.
abstract: Osteomas (dense compact neoplasms of mature bone tissue) are rare in nearly all strains and stocks of mice. Of 224 Him:OF1 mice maintained until natural death or until terminally ill, 116 (51.8%) had one or more osteomas. Osteomas had a predilection for the skull and the larger bones of the limbs. Plasma alkaline phosphatase concentrations were elevated significantly in osteoma-bearing mice (446 +/- 153 U/liter versus 206 +/- 65 U/liter in age-matched controls without osteomas). Only very large osteomas resulted in clinical signs, and longevity was not shortened. Histologic examination showed clearly separated dense bony tissue irregularly arranged and forming a mosaic pattern, with distinct cement lines and medullary spaces filled with fibroreticular connective tissue. Electron microscopic examination revealed virus-like structures in osteoblasts, osteocytes, and fibroblasts and in the place of remnants of necrotic cells.
authors.affiliation: Research Institute for Laboratory Animal Breeding, University of Vienna, Himberg, Austria.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Höger
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Gialamas
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Jelinek
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001859:Bone Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000662:veterinary*; D001842:Bone and Bones / Q000473:pathology / Q000648:ultrastructure; D005260:Female; D008297:Male; D051379:Mice; D008854:Microscopy, Electron; D010016:Osteoma / Q000473:pathology / Q000662:veterinary*; D012376:Rodent Diseases / Q000473:pathology*