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Acid-Fast Mycobacteria in Bronchoalveolar Lavage Fluid
Microscopic detection of acid-fast mycobacteria (AFB) in a bronchoalveolar lavage smear using Ziehl–Neelsen staining. A clinical case study.
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Cervical Cytology Smear: A Microscopy Exercise
A clinical cytology exercise: microscopy of a cervical smear from a 16-year-old patient. Test your knowledge of the morphological features of pathological cells.
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Cytology Case Study: ThinPrep Cervical Smear
A clinical oncology cytology case: interpretation of epithelial changes in a ThinPrep liquid-based cytology smear of the cervix and vagina.
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Rare Morphological Findings in Biomaterial Microscopy
Microscopic findings in clinical diagnostic laboratories: botryoid neutrophil segmentation, karyorrhexis, blast with Auer rods, signet ring cells, and uric acid crystals.
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Signet Ring Cells in Pleural Effusion: Microscopy
Microscopy of a native pleural effusion smear. Detection of signet ring cells with a large vacuole in suspected metastatic adenocarcinoma.
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Cytological Picture of Effusion in Canine Dysgerminoma
A clinical case report on the cytological examination of peritoneal effusion in a dog with histologically confirmed ovarian dysgerminoma.
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Malassezia Fungi in Ear Canal Cytology
Cytological examination of a canine external ear canal smear: morphology of budding yeast-like fungi Malassezia spp. and anucleated epithelium.
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Cytology of Breast Mass FNAB: A Clinical Case
A clinical case of cytological examination of a fine-needle aspiration biopsy (FNAB) of a breast mass in a 40-year-old woman. Evaluate the microscopic picture of the smears.
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Cytology Case: Interpreting Changes in a Smear
A diagnostic cytology exercise: determine which patient clinical history corresponds to the microscopic changes in the smear.
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Primary Cutaneous Nocardiosis: Diagnosing Nocardia in a Wound
A clinical case of primary cutaneous nocardiosis. Identification of filamentous branching Nocardia abscessus/asiatica rods by microscopy and culture.
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Cytology Challenge: Cells in Peritoneal Lavage
A clinical cytology challenge: evaluating the cellular composition of peritoneal lavage fluid from a 63-year-old female patient with a history of cancer. ThinPrep method.
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Cytology Case: Cervical Smear in Menopause
A self-assessment clinical case: Papanicolaou-stained cervical smear from a menopausal woman. Interpret the microscopic findings.