title: The histology of pigmented Bomirski melanoma growing in the hamster eye--preliminary results.
abstract: We demonstrated that a quickly growing hamster skin melanoma developed a tumor after autologous implantation into the anterior chamber of the eye. Tumor cells were seen invading all the surrounding tissues, including the iris, ciliary body, choroid and cornea. Histological examination confirmed the presence of numerous blood vessels of large diameter. Their walls were very thin, thus only the endothelium could be identified using light microscopy. Macrophages, microemboli and extravasations were present within the tumor mass.
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology Collegium Medicum, Jagiellonian University, Gronostajowa 7, 30-387 Kraków, Poland.
authors.forename: Bozena
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Romanowska-Dixon
authors.forename: Krystyna
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Urbańska
authors.forename: Martyna
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Elas
authors.forename: Tadeusz
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Cichocki
mesh_terms: D000135:Acid Phosphatase / Q000378:metabolism; D000818:Animals; D000867:Anterior Chamber / Q000473:pathology; D006224:Cricetinae; D005134:Eye Neoplasms / Q000098:blood supply / Q000473:pathology*; D005260:Female; D006651:Histocytochemistry; D008264:Macrophages / Q000201:enzymology; D008297:Male; D008546:Melanoma, Experimental / Q000098:blood supply / Q000473:pathology*; D009368:Neoplasm Transplantation / Q000379:methods; D010858:Pigmentation
chemical_list: D000135:Acid Phosphatase