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***+/-[[Psammoma bodies]]. | ***+/-[[Psammoma bodies]]. | ||
**+/-Spindle cells. | **+/-Spindle cells. | ||
*+/-''Ferruginous body'' | *+/-''Ferruginous body'' - '''strongly supportive'''.<ref>URL: [http://medical-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/asbestos+body http://medical-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/asbestos+body]. Accessed on: 4 November 2011.</ref> | ||
** Looks like a (twirling) baton - segemented appearance, brown colour. | ** Looks like a (twirling) baton - segemented appearance, brown colour. | ||
** Thin (asbestos) fiber in the core. | ** Thin (asbestos) fiber in the core. | ||
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*''Asbestos body'' is not strictly speaking a synonym for ''ferruginous body''. | |||
DDx:<ref name=pmid15559051>{{Cite journal | last1 = Corson | first1 = JM. | title = Pathology of mesothelioma. | journal = Thorac Surg Clin | volume = 14 | issue = 4 | pages = 447-60 | month = Nov | year = 2004 | doi = 10.1016/j.thorsurg.2004.06.007 | PMID = 15559051 }} | DDx:<ref name=pmid15559051>{{Cite journal | last1 = Corson | first1 = JM. | title = Pathology of mesothelioma. | journal = Thorac Surg Clin | volume = 14 | issue = 4 | pages = 447-60 | month = Nov | year = 2004 | doi = 10.1016/j.thorsurg.2004.06.007 | PMID = 15559051 }} | ||