Table 3.
Summary of specific tumor incidence in BALB/c mice treated neonatally and sacrificed at 20 months of age.
Incidence of tumor type
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Neonatal treatment (μg/pup/day) | ML | H | BA | C | CV | OG | MG | Ota | TNTb | No.c |
Oil | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 33 |
E2 (5) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 16** | 1 | 1 | 0 | 18** | 37 |
E2 (2.5)/OH-PCB-30 (100) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9** | 3* | 0 | 1 | 11* | 19 |
OH-PCB-30 (200) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10** | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12* | 22 |
OH-PCB-30 (20) | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 9* | 33 |
OH-PCB-61 (400) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5* | 0 | 1 | 2 | 11* | 24 |
OH-PCB-61 (40) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4* | 3 | 4* | 2 | 15* | 30 |
OH-PCB-30/61 (100 + 100)d | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8* | 2 | 0 | 2 | 13* | 21 |
OH-PCB-30/61 (10 + 10)d | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 8* | 36 |
Abbreviations: BA, bronchoalveolar; C, cholangiocarcinoma of the gallbladder; CV, cervicovaginal tract carcinoma; H, hemangiosarcoma; OG, ovarian granulosa cell tumor; MG, mammary gland carcinoma; ML, malignant lymphoma; OG, ovarian granulosa cell tumor; Ot, other types of tumors not listed; TNT, total number of tumors found in that treatment group. Pups were treated as described in “Materials and Methods.”
Tumor type occurred in no more than one animal per group.
Some mice had more than one type of tumor.
Number of mice diagnosed by H&E staining.
Equal concentrations of OH-PCB-30 and OH-PCB-61 were used as a mixture.
*p < 0.05 versus sesame oil control (Fisher exact test).
**p < 0.01 versus sesame oil control (Fisher exact test).