DR. THELMA DUNN CLASSIFIED THE "SPONTANEOUS" MAMMARY TUMORS OF MICE IN
1957. HER
CLASSIFICATION IS STILL USEFUL TODAY. MOST OF THE TUMORS THAT SHE DESCRIBED
CAME
FROM MuMTV INFECTED MICE. THE TWO MOST COMMON TUMORS ARE TYPE
A (LEFT) AND THE
TYPE B (RIGHT). THE
TYPE A IS AN ACINAR TUMOR. THE TYPE B HAS MORE SOLID CORDS.