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Hepatocellular carcinoma:
Hepatocellular carcinoma:
*Clusters of liver cells surrounded by endothelial cells.<ref>APBR P.679.</ref>
*Clusters of liver cells surrounded by endothelial cells.<ref name=Ref_APBR679>{{Ref APBR|679}}</ref>
*+/-Nuclear atypia.
*+/-Nuclear atypia.


Notes:
Notes:
*Low grade HCC is composed of cytologically normal appearing cells; the arrangement is what is diagnostic of malignancy.<ref>APBR P.679.</ref>
*Low grade HCC is composed of cytologically normal appearing cells; the arrangement is what is diagnostic of malignancy.<ref name=Ref_APBR679>{{Ref APBR|679}}</ref>


Cholangiocarcinoma:
Cholangiocarcinoma:
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===Stomach===
===Stomach===
*May be difficult to distinguish from pancreas ductal epithelium.<ref>APBR P.680 (Q23).</ref>
*May be difficult to distinguish from pancreas ductal epithelium.<ref name=Ref_APBR680>{{Ref APBR|680 (Q23)}}</ref>


===Small bowel===
===Small bowel===
Epithelium:<ref>APBR P.680 (Q23).</ref>
Epithelium:<ref name=Ref_APBR680>{{Ref APBR|680 (Q23)}}</ref>
*Small blue cells.
*Small blue cells.
*Goblet cells - '''key feature'''.
*Goblet cells - '''key feature'''.


Notes:
Notes:
*May appear to be similar to stomach and pancreatic duct.<ref>APBR P.680 (Q23).</ref>
*May appear to be similar to stomach and pancreatic duct.<ref name=Ref_APBR680>{{Ref APBR|680 (Q23)}}</ref>


===Esophagus===
===Esophagus===
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==Kidney cytology==
==Kidney cytology==
==Renal oncocytoma==
==Renal oncocytoma==
Features:<ref>APBR P.683.</ref>
Features:<ref name=Ref_APBR683>{{Ref APBR|683}}</ref>
*Moderate granular cytoplasm.
*Moderate granular cytoplasm.
*Distinct cell borders.
*Distinct cell borders.
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*[http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Renal_oncocytoma2.jpg Renal oncoctyoma - resection (WC)].
*[http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Renal_oncocytoma2.jpg Renal oncoctyoma - resection (WC)].


Oncocytoma vs chromophobe RCC:<ref>APBR P.683.</ref>
Oncocytoma vs chromophobe RCC:<ref name=Ref_APBR683>{{Ref APBR|683}}</ref>
*ChRCC:
*ChRCC:
**Thicker cell borders.
**Thicker cell borders.
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