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==Microscopic==
==Microscopic==
Features:
Features:
*Striations - key feature.
*Long fibres with striations - '''key feature'''.
**May be difficult to appreciate.
**Striations may be difficult to appreciate on cytology.
*Peripheral nuclei.
*Peripheral nuclei.



Revision as of 15:08, 2 November 2016

Skeletal muscle. HPS stain. (WC/Nephron)

Skeletal muscle is a type of striated muscle under voluntary control.

General

  • Common incidental finding on biopsies and resections.

Microscopic

Features:

  • Long fibres with striations - key feature.
    • Striations may be difficult to appreciate on cytology.
  • Peripheral nuclei.

DDx:

Images

Cytology

See also