title: MUCINOUS BRONCHIOLAR CARCINOMA OF THE RAT LUNG; A CASE REPORT.
abstract: A rare tumour-the diffuse form of mucinous bronchiolar carcinoma involving the entire left lung was seen in a 23 month old female rat that had been given 2,2-dinitrobiphenyl orally. The neoplastic lesion was characterized by many honey-combed spaces lined by tall, mucus-secreting columnar cells and filled with abundant mucus.
mesh_terms: D002282:Adenocarcinoma, Bronchiolo-Alveolar; D002288:Adenocarcinoma, Mucinous; D001713:Biphenyl Compounds; D055745:Bronchioles; D002277:Carcinoma; D005260:Female; D008168:Lung; D008175:Lung Neoplasms; D009093:Mucus; D010336:Pathology; D051381:Rats; D012106:Research; D014116:Toxicology
chemical_list: D001713:Biphenyl Compounds
keywords: BIPHENYL COMPOUNDS; CARCINOMA, BRONCHIOLAR; CARCINOMA, MUCINOUS; EXPERIMENTAL LAB STUDY; PATHOLOGY; RATS; TOXICOLOGIC REPORT