Spontaneous teratoma in a Sprague-Dawley rat.

An 6-week-old male Sprague-Dawley rat which had undergone no experimental treatment died from enlargement of the abdomen. At necropsy, a spherical mass measuring about 3 X 4cm in diameter was connected to the retroperitoneal region cross to the middorsal line of the body. The tumor was composed of skin, ganglion, striated and smooth muscle, cartilage, bone, pancreas, glands, lymph node, and fibrous and adipose tissue, and diagnosed as teratoma.