Ultrastructural study of a vaginal myxoma of an adult Wistar rat showed that the stroma consisted mainly of finely granular material with some fibers. The tumor cells contained numerous mitochondria, Golgi complexes, and associated vesicles, and moderate to abundant endoplasmic reticulum. Intracytoplasmic filaments and virus-like particles of about 120 nm were seen.
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