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Fig. 2 | Diagnostic Pathology

Fig. 2

From: A surgical case of high-grade urothelial carcinoma of the renal pelvis complicated with giant hydronephrosis, giving rise to diagnostic difficulties on a cytological examination

Fig. 2

Cytological findings. A small number of degenerative atypical cells with enlarged and irregular nuclei in the hemorrhagic and inflamed background (a: left nephrostomy urine). Atypical cell clusters with focal clear cytoplasm. The inset indicates a representative type A intracytoplasmic lumen with a secretory globule (arrow) (b: left renal cyst fluid). Slightly large clusters of degenerative atypical cells (c: catheterized bladder urine). Overtly atypical cell clusters with high N/C ratios (d: bladder washings) (All photos; Papanicolaou staining, × 40)

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Diagnostic Pathology

ISSN: 1746-1596

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