Walthard cell rest

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Walthard cell rest, also Walthard cell nest, is a benign finding in gynecologic pathology.

General

  • AKA Walthard cell nest.
  • Benign.

Epidemiology

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

See also

References

  1. 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.