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Features: | Features: | ||
*Eosinophilic cytoplasm - '''key feature'''. | *Eosinophilic cytoplasm - '''key feature'''. | ||
*Voluminous pink cytoplasm. | |||
*Apocrine snouts may be present. | |||
**Small protrusiona at the apical aspect of the cell (composed of cytoplasm and plasma membrane). | |||
*Central round nucleus | |||
**Prominent nuclear membrane. | |||
**Prominent, often single nucleolus. | |||
Note: | Note: | ||
*Apocrine changes, i.e. cytoplasmic eosinophilia, can appear in malignant tumours; eosinophilia doesn't make something benign. | *Apocrine changes, i.e. cytoplasmic eosinophilia, can appear in malignant tumours; eosinophilia doesn't make something benign. | ||
====Images==== | ====Images==== | ||