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Ascites Cytology in Signet-Ring Cell Adenocarcinoma
Cytological findings in ascitic fluid from a patient with signet-ring cell adenocarcinoma: atypical cell clusters, eccentric nuclei, and elevated CA 125.
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Borrelia Spirochetes in Peripheral Blood Smear in Borreliosis
A clinical case of borreliosis and West Nile fever: detection of Borrelia spirochetes in a peripheral blood smear during microscopy.
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Diagnosis of Candidal Onychomycosis in KOH Preparation
Microscopy features of nail scrapings in onychomycosis: detecting budding cells, pseudohyphae, and Candida albicans germ tubes in 20% KOH solution.
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Medullary Thyroid Carcinoma: Cytological Features
Cytological features of the giant cell variant of medullary thyroid carcinoma: multinucleated giant cells and nuclear polymorphism in aspirate.
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Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Cervix with Keratinization
Cytological features of keratinizing squamous cell carcinoma of the cervix: polymorphism, hyperchromatic nuclei, 'tadpole' cells, and dense cytoplasm.
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Cutaneous Cryptococcosis: Differential Diagnosis with Leishmaniasis
A clinical case of Cryptococcus neoformans detection when cutaneous leishmaniasis was suspected. Morphology of yeast-like cells in a cytological smear from a wound.
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Parakeratosis in Cervical Cytology Smear
Cytological features of parakeratosis in cervical leukoplakia: squamous epithelial cell morphology, NILM criteria, and microscopic characteristics.
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Giant Carcinoma Cells in Effusion Cytology
Cytological diagnosis of metastatic effusions in animals: morphology of giant atypical carcinoma cells with pronounced cellular polymorphism.
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Papillary Carcinoma of the Thyroid Gland: FNA Cytology
Cytological features of fine-needle aspiration (FNA) biopsy of the thyroid gland in papillary carcinoma: smear, Diff-Quik stain.
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Granulomatous Inflammation in Lymph Node Imprint Cytology
Cytological features of sarcoid-type inflammation in a cervical lymph node: clusters of epithelioid histiocytes and multinucleated giant cells.
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Fungal Keratitis: Yeast-like Fungi in Corneal Scrapings
A clinical case of fungal keratitis: microscopy of corneal ulcer scrapings, May-Grünwald stain, revealing yeast-like fungal spores and pseudomycelia.
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Hair Microscopy in Trichophytosis: Ectothrix-Type Spores
Microscopic findings of hair infection in trichophytosis. Ectothrix-type fungal spore arrangement, absence of Wood's lamp fluorescence, 400x magnification.