Affiliation:
1. Department of Pathology, Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, MA
2. National Center for Toxicological Research, Pathology Associates, Jefferson, AR
Abstract
Pheochromocytomas in mice are rare tumors, and their expression of functional markers has not previously been assessed. In this study, 29 spontaneously occurring mouse pheochromocytomas were characterized morphologically and immunohistochemically to determine whether there are functional correlates to previously described morphological features and to provide a database for comparison with tumors that arise in genetically engineered animals. The tumors were derived from 28 mice 828-1,489 days old, of three genotypes. Considerable cytological and architectural polymorphism was observed both within and between tumors. Most of the tumor cells were comparable in size to normal chromaffin cells or were larger. Small basophilic cells, which are the predominant cell type in rat pheochromocytomas, were usually in the minority. All of the tumors and most of the cells within individual tumors expressed immunoreactive tyrosine hydroxylase (TH). The tumors were variably positive for phenylethanolamine-N-methyltransferase (PNMT) and chromogranin A (CGA). There did not appear to be a global association of specific cytological features with expression of TH, PNMT, or CGA, although cells of similar appearance often shared similar immunoreactivities within individual tumors. Small basophilic cells could be either PNMT-positive or PNMT-negative. The frequency, morphology, and immunophenotype of mouse pheochromocytomas suggest that the mouse may be more appropriate than the rat as a model for human adrenal medullary pathology. In addition, the expression of immunoreactive PNMT by mouse pheochromocytomas suggests that these tumors are a potential source of epinephrine-producing cell lines, for which adequate models currently do not exist.
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