Chronic lymphocytic thyroiditis - Case 51. (cytologic picture 4)
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Pap-smear, 400x. Oxyphilic cells mixed with a few lymphocytes are shown in the lower cell group, while large, elongated cells can be seen above the follicular cells. These elongated cells are fibrocytes and fibroblasts. This is a rare finding and the misinterpretation of fibrotic elements as atypical follicular cells has to be avoided.

