Journal article
Unilateral perinephric pseudocyst secondary to hydronephrosis in a C57BL/6J mouse
Veterinary pathology, Vol.42(4), pp.496-498
07/2005
DOI: 10.1354/vp.42-4-496
PMID: 16006610
Abstract
A 9-month-old C57BL/6J mouse had progressive abdominal distension over a 1-week period, and a distended left renal capsule was discovered at postmortem examination. Incision of the capsule showed a tan, cloudy fluid that separated the renal capsule and the remnant left kidney. Microscopically, the capsule was significantly separated from the renal parenchyma by clear space and necrotic cellular debris. The majority of the lining of the renal capsule was composed of fibrous connective tissue and lacked an epithelial lining, consistent with a subcapsular perinephric pseudocyst. In addition, attached to intermittent portions of the renal capsule were thin rims of compressed cortical tissue lined by transitional epithelium. The finding of remnant cortical tissue lined by transitional epithelium is consistent with severe hydronephrosis and indicates that the hydronephrosis preceded the formation of the perinephric pseudocyst. To our knowledge, this is the first case report to characterize a perinephric pseudocyst secondary to severe hydronephrosis in a mouse.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Unilateral perinephric pseudocyst secondary to hydronephrosis in a C57BL/6J mouse
- Creators
- D K Meyerholz - Department of Veterinary Pathology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Iowa State University, 2740 Veterinary Medicine, Ames, IA 50011-1250, USA. dmeyerho@iastate.eduS J Hostetter
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Veterinary pathology, Vol.42(4), pp.496-498
- DOI
- 10.1354/vp.42-4-496
- PMID
- 16006610
- ISSN
- 0300-9858
- eISSN
- 1544-2217
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 07/2005
- Academic Unit
- Pathology
- Record Identifier
- 9984083844002771
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