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*Nuclear changes - '''key feature'''.
*Nuclear changes - '''key feature'''.
*#"Shrivelled nuclei"/"raisin" like nuclei, nuclei with a wavy ("textured") nuclear membrane -- usu. easy to find.
*#"Shrivelled nuclei"/"raisin" like nuclei, nuclei with a wavy ("textured") nuclear membrane -- usu. easy to find.
*#[[Nuclear pseudoinclusions]] -- usu. harder to find; have high [[specificity]].
*#[[Nuclear pseudoinclusions]] -- usu. harder to find; have high [[specificity]] (nuclear pseudoinclusions appear as a result of the "textured" nuclear membrane wrapping around parts of the cytoplasm; true nuclear inclusions in contrast are seen only in viral infections).
*#Nuclear grooves, seen as a result of the highly "textured" nuclear membrane.
*#Nuclear grooves, seen as a result of the highly "textured" nuclear membrane.
*#Nuclear clearing (only on permanent section) - also known as "Orphan Annie eyes".  
*#Nuclear clearing (only on permanent section) - also known as "Orphan Annie eyes".  
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