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==General== | ==General== | ||
*Benign. | *Benign. | ||
*Typically an incidental findings. | |||
===Epidemiology=== | ===Epidemiology=== | ||
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==See also== | ==See also== | ||
*[[Gynecologic pathology]] | *[[Gynecologic pathology]]. | ||
*[[Fallopian tube]]. | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
Revision as of 22:48, 11 May 2014
Walthard cell rest, also Walthard cell nest, is a benign finding in gynecologic pathology.
General
- Benign.
- Typically an incidental findings.
Epidemiology
- Thought to be related to Brenner tumour.
Microscopic
Features:[1]
- Collection of eosinophilic (i.e. pink) cuboidal cells; usually solid, may be cystic.
- Elliptical nucleus with single groove along major axis; "coffee bean" nucleus -- key feature.
Location:
- Usually in soft tissue of the uterine tube.
Images
WCR - very high mag.
WCR - high mag.
WCR - intermed. mag.
WCR - low mag.
WCR - very low mag.
See also
References
- ↑ Nucci, Marisa R.; Oliva, Esther (2009). Gynecologic Pathology: A Volume in Foundations in Diagnostic Pathology Series (1st ed.). Churchill Livingstone. pp. 332. ISBN 978-0443069208.