Other edifying cases - Case 19: A patient with a lateral aberrant, ectopic thyroid tissue (cytologic picture 4)
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Pap-smear, 400x. There are two populations of follicular cells: the left and upper thyrocytes are smaller and hyperchromatic while those in the lower cell groups are larger and less hyperchromatic. The latter correspond to hormonally more active follicular cells. Note the vacuolization.

