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[[Image:Skeletal striated muscle.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Skeletal muscle. [[HPS stain]]. (WC/Nephron)]] | [[Image:Skeletal striated muscle.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Skeletal muscle. [[HPS stain]]. (WC/Nephron)]] | ||
'''Skeletal muscle''' is a type of striated muscle under voluntary control. | '''Skeletal muscle''' is a type of striated muscle under voluntary control. | ||
''Muscle biopsies'' are dealt with in the article ''[[neuromuscular pathology]]''. | |||
==General== | ==General== | ||
Revision as of 15:28, 2 November 2016
Skeletal muscle. HPS stain. (WC/Nephron)
Skeletal muscle is a type of striated muscle under voluntary control.
Muscle biopsies are dealt with in the article neuromuscular pathology.
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.
