Morphology of atypical cells in ascitic fluid: microscopy of native preparations and Romanowsky staining when malignancy is suspected.
🔬 Ascitic Fluid. Native Preparation and Romanowsky Staining
Atypical cells are cells that differ from normal cells in their structure, size, shape, etc. Such cells are prone to rapid atypical division (amitosis), which leads to tissue overgrowth and the formation of malignant tumors.
Photos kindly provided by KDL biologist Yulia Guseva GBUZ Belorechenskaya CRB.
Morphological features of multinucleated (polyploid) mesothelial cells with microvilli during microscopic examination of ascitic fluid sediment.
Microscopy of a native ascitic fluid specimen: morphology of mesothelial cells against a background of erythrocytes and leukocytes at 400x magnification.
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