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==General==
==General==
*[[AKA]] ''Walthard cell '''n'''est''.
*Benign.
*Benign.
*Typically an incidental findings.


===Epidemiology===
===Epidemiology===
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==See also==
==See also==
*[[Gynecologic pathology]]
*[[Gynecologic pathology]].
*[[Fallopian tube]].


==References==
==References==

Revision as of 22:48, 11 May 2014

Walthard cell rest, also Walthard cell nest, is a benign finding in gynecologic pathology.

General

  • Benign.
  • Typically an incidental findings.

Epidemiology

Microscopic

Features:[1]

  • Collection of eosinophilic (i.e. pink) cuboidal cells; usually solid, may be cystic.
  • Elliptical nucleus with single groove along major axis; "coffee bean" nucleus -- key feature.

Location:

  • Usually in soft tissue of the uterine tube.

Images

See also

References

  1. Nucci, Marisa R.; Oliva, Esther (2009). Gynecologic Pathology: A Volume in Foundations in Diagnostic Pathology Series (1st ed.). Churchill Livingstone. pp. 332. ISBN 978-0443069208.