title: Incipient spontaneous granulosa cell tumour in the gerbil, Meriones unguiculatus.
abstract: In 167 cases of granulosa cell tumour (GCT) in the gerbil, Meriones unguiculatus, 42.5% (71 cases) were in the ovaries, with no evidence of macroscopic lesion. In this paper, we describe the common findings in the incipient--microscopic--type of this spontaneous ovarian tumour occurring in gerbils younger than two years of age.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Federal Fluminense University, Niteroi, RJ, Brazil. mangie@ajato.com.br
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Guzmán-Silva
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Costa-Neves
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001938:Brazil / Q000453:epidemiology; D005260:Female; D005849:Gerbillinae; D006106:Granulosa Cell Tumor / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000556:secondary / Q000662:veterinary*; D010051:Ovarian Neoplasms / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000662:veterinary*; D010053:Ovary / Q000473:pathology*; D011230:Precancerous Conditions / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000662:veterinary*