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*Scant cytoplasm. | *Scant cytoplasm. | ||
*Abundant mitoses. † | *Abundant mitoses. † | ||
*+/-Nuclear moulding. | *+/-Nuclear moulding. | ||
**Nuclei of adjacent cells conform to one another. | **Nuclei of adjacent cells conform to one another. | ||
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*† >10 mitoses/HPF = poor prognosis - definition suffers from [[HPFitis]].<ref name=capp_mcc>URL: [http://www.cap.org/apps/docs/committees/cancer/cancer_protocols | *† >10 mitoses/HPF = poor prognosis - definition suffers from [[HPFitis]].<ref name=capp_mcc>URL: [http://www.cap.org/apps/docs/committees/cancer/cancer_protocols /2011/SkinMerkelCell_11protocol.pdf http://www.cap.org/apps/docs/committees/cancer/cancer_protocols/2011/SkinMerkelCell_11protocol.pdf]. Accessed on: 28 March 2012.</ref> | ||
*‡ May be associated with a worse prognosis.<ref name=capp_mcc/> | *‡ May be associated with a worse prognosis.<ref name=capp_mcc/> | ||
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