Nuclear pleomorphism

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Nuclear pleomorphism is a common finding in malignant lesions.

It is the marked variation of:[1]

  1. Nuclear size.
  2. Nuclear shape.
  3. Nuclear staining (esp. hyperchromasia).

Memory device 3 S: size, shape, staining.

Anisonucleosis

Anisonucleosis is often used as a synonym for nuclear pleomorphism, though is not exactly the same as it does not include variation in staining. Anisonucleosis is variation of shape; iso- means equal,[2] an- means not.[3]

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References

  1. Rashid, F.; Ul Haque, A. (Dec 2011). "Frequencies of different nuclear morphological features in prostate adenocarcinoma.". Ann Diagn Pathol 15 (6): 414-21. doi:10.1016/j.anndiagpath.2011.06.002. PMID 21849255.
  2. URL: http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/iso-?s=ts. Accessed on: 26 September 2013.
  3. URL: http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/an-?s=t. Accessed on: 26 September 2013.