Table 1 Histologic subtyping of DMBA-induced ovarian carcinomas in rats
Tumor subtypes | Histologic features | |
|---|---|---|
Adenocarcinoma | Serous carcinoma | An adenocarcinoma characterized by a pattern of papillae with cellular budding |
Endometrioid carcinoma | An adenocarcinoma composed of simple or pseudostratified epithelial cells, or occasionally with squamous differentiation | |
clear cell carcinoma | An adenocarcinoma mainly composed of hobnail cells | |
mucinous carcinoma | An adenocarcinoma composed of endocervical-like and intestinal type cells | |
Granulosa cell tumor | A neoplasm composed of granulosa cells | |
Squamous carcinoma | A carcinoma composed of squamous epithelial cells | |
Sarcoma | A neoplasm composed of malignant nonepithelial cells | |
Malignant teratoma | Teratoma with any malignant contents | |
Undifferentiated carcinoma | A carcinoma with no Specifically differentiated cells | |
Benign ovarian tumor | All tumors without malignant characters | |