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==Graves disease== | |||
{{Main|Graves disease}} | |||
===General=== | |||
*'''Clinical diagnosis''' - based on serology. | |||
===Cytology=== | |||
Features: | |||
*+/-Flame cells on [[Romanowsky stain]], e.g. Diff-Quik.<ref name=ouhsc_37>URL: [http://moon.ouhsc.edu/kfung/jty1/CytoLearn/CytoQuiz/CQ-021-040/CQ-037-M.htm http://moon.ouhsc.edu/kfung/jty1/CytoLearn/CytoQuiz/CQ-021-040/CQ-037-M.htm]. Accessed on: 10 April 2012.</ref> | |||
**Red granular discolourization of the cytoplasm - thought to be endoplasmic reticulum. | |||
Images: | |||
*[http://moon.ouhsc.edu/kfung/jty1/CytoLearn/CytoQuiz/CQ-021-040/CI-Image-0803/FQ-057a.gif Flame cells (ouhsc.edu)].<ref name=ouhsc_37/> | |||
*[http://moon.ouhsc.edu/kfung/jty1/CytoLearn/CytoQuiz/CQ-021-040/CI-Image-0803/FQ-057b.gif Flame cells (ouhsc.edu)]. | |||
==Lymphocytic thyroiditis== | ==Lymphocytic thyroiditis== | ||