Difference between revisions of "Skeletal muscle"
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==Microscopic== | ==Microscopic== | ||
Features: | Features: | ||
* | *Long fibres with striations - '''key feature'''. | ||
** | **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:
- Colloid - especially on cytology.
Images
Cytology
SM - intermed. mag.
SM - high mag.
SM - very high mag.
SM - very high mag.
SM - high mag.
SM - high mag.
SM - very high mag.
SM - very high mag.
