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*Uric acid crystals: usually dissolve in [[formalin]]... but do not dissolve in alcohol.<ref>Geddie, W. 8 January 2010.</ref> | *Uric acid crystals: usually dissolve in [[formalin]]... but do not dissolve in alcohol.<ref>Geddie, W. 8 January 2010.</ref> | ||
*Calcium oxalate crystals are seen in the context of [[ethylene glycol]] poisoning.<ref name=Ref_KFP589>{{Ref KFP|589}}</ref> | *Calcium oxalate crystals are seen in the context of [[ethylene glycol]] poisoning.<ref name=Ref_KFP589>{{Ref KFP|589}}</ref> | ||
===Images=== | |||
*[http://www.kidneypathology.com/Imagenes/Diabetes/Oxalato.4.w.jpg Oxalate crystals (kidneypathology.com)].<ref>URL: [http://www.kidneypathology.com/English_version/Diabetes_and_others.html http://www.kidneypathology.com/English_version/Diabetes_and_others.html]. Accessed on: 21 March 2014.</ref> | |||
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===Compatible with bladder stone=== | |||
<pre> | |||
URINARY BLADDER (QUERY STONE), BIOPSY: | |||
- TRANSLUCENT CRYSTALS THAT ARE WHITE/LIGHT BLUE WITH POLARIZED LIGHT, CALCIFICATIONS | |||
(CONSISTENT WITH CALCIUM PHOSPHATE) AND ABUNDANT COCCI MICROORGANISMS, SEE COMMENT. | |||
- NO DEFINITE UROTHELIAL MUCOSA IDENTIFIED. | |||
- NO EVIDENCE OF MALIGNANCY. | |||
COMMENT: | |||
The findings are compatible with a bladder stone. | |||
</pre> | |||
<pre> | |||
Submitted as "Bladder Stone", Removal: | |||
- Consistent with urinary bladder stone (gross only). | |||
</pre> | |||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||
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*[[Ureter]]. | *[[Ureter]]. | ||
*[[Crystals in fluids]]. | *[[Crystals in fluids]]. | ||
*[[Cystinosis]]. | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||