Feline Cutaneous Plasmacytoma Cytology: Impression Smear

A clinical case of feline plasmacytoma: cytological examination of an impression smear from a paw mass, atypical plasma cells and mitotic figures.

Maria Abramina 1 min October 9, 2026

Impression smear of the neoplasm: polymorphic atypical plasma cells

Impression smear of the tumor: atypical plasma cells, anisokaryosis, and a mitotic figure

Cytology of an impression smear. 10-year-old cat. Mass on the paw (near the pad). Mitotic figures are present. Plasmacytoma.

🙏 Material kindly provided by veterinary cytologist/hematologist Maria Abramina, Kaluga

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