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Atlas Interpretation:
Type of Preparation:
ThinPrep/ LBP
Magnification:
High
Clinical History:
68 year old
Interpretation:
Squamous Cell Carcinoma-clinging diathesis
Cytomorphologic Criteria:
Tumor diathesis, variation in cell size and shape, evidence of keratinization, and nuclear abnormalities are all demonstrated in this image from a squamous cell carcinoma.
Explanatory Notes:
In liquid-based preparations, tumor diathesis may be more subtle and often tends to collect at the periphery of cell groups; a pattern that has been referred to as ?clinging diathesis?.
Follow-up:
Follow-up- squamous cell carcinoma
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