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Nuclear atypia is often seen in [[malignancy]]; however, it may be seen in benign conditions - notably inflammation. | Nuclear atypia is often seen in [[malignancy]]; however, it may be seen in benign conditions - notably inflammation. | ||
==Cancer with minimal nuclear atypia== | ==Cancer with no appreciable or minimal nuclear atypia== | ||
An incomplete list: | An incomplete list: | ||
*[[Low grade papillary urothelial carcinoma]]. | *[[Low grade papillary urothelial carcinoma]]. | ||
Revision as of 17:44, 13 September 2014
Nuclear atypia, also atypical nuclei, is an abnormal change of the cell nucleus.
Nuclear atypia is often seen in malignancy; however, it may be seen in benign conditions - notably inflammation.
Cancer with no appreciable or minimal nuclear atypia
An incomplete list:
- Low grade papillary urothelial carcinoma.
- Some adenocarcinomas of the upper gastrointestinal tract, e.g. gallbladder adenocarcinoma, stomach adenocarcinoma, ductal adenocarcinoma of the pancreas.
- Invasive lobular carcinoma.
- Verrucous squamous cell carcinoma.
- Some malignant melanomas.