neoplasm
• 43% (12 of 28) of mice develop spontaneous tumors with an average tumor latency of 17 months
• about 50% of mice synchronously developed more than 1 primary neoplasm
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• the majority of tumors occur in the gastrointestinal tract
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• mice may also develop epithelial tumors of the skin
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• 75% of mice with tumors had lymphoid tumors
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• 7 of 28 mice developed malignant lymphomas of the small intestine and mesenteric lymph nodes
• lymphomas also developed in the spleen, thymus, salivary glands, and pancreas
• histologically lymphomas resembled lymphoblastic lymphomas
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• mice may also develop lung adenocarcinomas
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• of the spleen
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integument
• mice may also develop epithelial tumors of the skin
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digestive/alimentary system
• the majority of tumors occur in the gastrointestinal tract
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respiratory system
• mice may also develop lung adenocarcinomas
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liver/biliary system