Other edifying cases - Case 20: Aberrant thyroid tissue in an operated patient

(cytologic picture 5 of the aberrant tissue)


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Right lobe, longitudinal scan
Pap-smear, 1000x.   A 3-dimensional group of follicular cells. Similarly to the cells observed in the smear gained from the thyroid, a mixture of smaller hyperchromatic and larger nuclei with loose chromatine structure can be observed.

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