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Table 11 Histopathological findings: summary of neoplastic (benign) or neoplastic (malignant) in male

From: Difference in carcinogenicities of two different vapor grown carbon fibers with different physicochemical characteristics induced by intratracheal instillation in rats

Test article

Nontreatment

Control

MWNT-7

VGCF™-H

Total dose (mg/kg)

  

0.13

0.64

3.2

0.13

0.64

3.2

Number of animals

30

30

30

30

39

30

30

30

Heart

Schwannoma, intramural

0

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

Schwannoma, subendocardial

0

0

0

0

0

1

0

0

Other lymph node

[2]b

[3]b

[3]b

[4]b

[3]b

[3]b

[5]b

[4]b

Hemangioma

0

0

0

1

0

0

0

0

Spleen

        

Fibroma

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Pituitary

[12]b

[11]b

[10]b

[9]b

[3]b

[11]b

[12]b

[12]b

Adenoma, pars distalis

9

9

6

5

3

8

11

10

Adenoma, pars intermedia

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Carcinoma, pars distalis

0

0

2

1

0

0

1

0

Craniopharyngioma, malignant

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Thyroid

[10]b

[9]b

[9]b

[8]b

[1]b

[6]b

[7]b

[7]b

Adenoma, C-cell

6

7

8

5

1

6

4

6

Adenoma, follicular cell

0

1

0

0

0

1

0

0

Carcinoma, C-cell

2

1

1

3

0

1

1

2

Carcinoma, follicular cell

0

0

1

0

0

0

0

0

Adrenal

[3]b

[2]b

[1]b

[1]b

[1]b

[4]b

[3]b

[1]b

Ganglioneuroma, benign

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Pheochromocytoma, benign

1

1

0

1

0

1

0

1

Pheochromocytoma, complex, malignant

0

0

0

0

0

1

1

0

Pheochromocytoma, malignant

2

0

1

0

0

0

0

0

Nasal cavity

 

[1]b

   

[1]b

  

Adenocarcinoma

 

0

   

1

  

Tongue

    

[1]b

   

Carcinoma, squamous cell

    

1

   

Stomach

[3]b

[3]b

[1]b

[2]b

[6]b

[1]b

[1]b

 

Adenocarcinoma

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

 

Leiomyosarcoma

0

0

0

0

1

1

0

 

Jejunum

 

[1]b

[3]b

[1]b

[1]b

 

[1]b

 

Gastrointestinal stromal tumor

 

0

0

0

0

 

0

 

Leiomyosarcoma

 

0

1

0

0

 

0

 

Cecum

 

[3]b

[3]b

  

[2]b

  

Leiomyoma

 

0

1

  

0

  

Pancreas

[1]b

[1]b

 

[2]b

[3]b

 

[4]b

[2]b

Adenoma, islet cell

0

0

 

0

1

 

0

0

Carcinoma, islet cell

0

1

 

0

0

 

2

1

Liver

        

Adenoma, hepatocellular

3

0

1

0

0

2

0

0

Carcinoma, hepatocellular

0

0

1

0

0

0

1

0

Kidney

        

Adenoma

0

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

Hemangioma

0

0

0

0

0

1

0

0

Carcinoma, transitional cell

0

0

0

0

0

1

0

0

Urinary bladder

[2]b

[1]b

  

[1]b

[2]b

  

Papilloma, transitional cell

0

0

  

0

1

  

Testis

[26]b

[27]b

[26]b

[23]b

[24]b

[27]b

 

[26]b

Adenoma, leydig cell

26

25

24

21

20

25

27

26

Prostate

 

[1]b

[1]b

[1]b

[1]b

   

Adenoma

 

0

1

0

0

   

Adenocarcinoma

 

0

0

0

0

   

Prep./ Clit. gland

   

[3]b

 

[2]b

[3]b

[2]b

Adenoma

   

0

 

0

0

2

Adenocarcinoma

   

3

 

2

2

0

Mammary gland

[2]b

[1]b

[1]b

[3]b

[1]b

[1]b

 

[2]b

Fibroadenoma

2

0

1

0

0

1

 

1

Thoracic wall

 

[1]b

[3]b

[12]b

[36]b

  

[1]b

Osteosarcoma

 

0

1

0

0

  

0

Skin/subcutis

[7]b

[9]b

[6]b

[9]b

[2]b

[6]b

[11]b

[5]b

Fibroma

6

6

3

4

0

4

6

1

Keratoacanthoma

0

2

1

0

0

1

2

1

Lipoma

1

0

0

1

0

0

0

0

Papilloma, squamous cell

0

0

0

1

0

0

3

0

Trichoepithelioma

0

0

1

0

0

0

0

0

Carcinoma, squamous cell

0

2

0

0

0

0

0

0

Skin/subcutis

        

Fibrosarcoma

0

0

0

1

1

0

2

1

Hemangiosarcoma

0

0

0

0

0

0

1

1

Malignant fibrous histiocytoma

0

0

0

1

0

0

0

0

Malignant schwannoma

0

0

0

1

0

0

0

0

Rhabdomyosarcoma

0

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

Sarcoma, NOS

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1

Zymbal's gland

 

[1]b

 

[1]b

[2]b

[1]b

  

Carcinoma

 

1

 

1

2

1

  

Brain

[3]b

[5]b

[5]b

[2]b

[1]b

[3]b

[3]b

[3]b

Astrocytoma, malignant, low grade

0

0

0

0

0

1

0

0

Tumor, granular cell, malignant

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1

Invasion (pituitary: carcinoma pars distalis)

0

0

2

1

0

0

0

0

Abdominal cavity

[1]b

[2]b

[2]b

[2]b

[4]b

[1]b

[3]b

 

Mesothelioma, malignant

1

2

2

2

4

1

3

 

Pinna

    

[1]b

   

Neural crest neoplasm

    

1

   

All sites

[4]b

[6]b

[4]b

[6]b

[2]b

[7]b

[5]b

[6]b

Histiocytic sarcoma

0

0

0

0

2

0

0

0

Large granular lymphocyte leukemia

4

4

4

6

0

7

4

4

Lymphocytic lymphoma

0

1

0

0

0

0

1

2

Myeloid leukemia

0

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

Cranial bone

  

[1]b

     

Chondrosarcoma

  

1

     

Lumber vertebra

 

[1]b

      

Osteosarcoma

 

1

      

Sternum

        

Osteosarcoma

        
  1. Significantly different from the Control group; ##p < 0.01
  2. bNumbers in square bracket are for animals examined microscopically