Mammary cancer in humans and mice: A tutorial for comparative pathology. The CD-ROM

This article introduces a CD-ROM containing whole-mount and histological im ages of normal growth and development of both the mouse mammary gland and t he human breast. It also covers nonneoplastic lesions and neoplasias in bot h species including a catalog of lesions in genetically engineered mice. In structions, with examples, on techniques such as whole-mount preparation, i mmunohistochemistry, in situ hybridization, and common histological stains are provided. The images are based on full-scale 1996 X 1640 pixel images a t 300 pixels/inch and are annotated. Every genetically engineered model has one or more accompanying citations. Tables are provided for orientation an d organization. The CD includes zoom capabilities, a search engine, and a h elp mode.