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*+/-Flame cells on [[Romanowsky stain]], e.g. Diff-Quik.<ref name=ouhsc_37>URL: [http://moon.ouhsc.edu/kfung/jty1/CytoLearn/CytoQuiz/CQ-021-040/CQ-037-M.htm http://moon.ouhsc.edu/kfung/jty1/CytoLearn/CytoQuiz/CQ-021-040/CQ-037-M.htm]. Accessed on: 10 April 2012.</ref> | *+/-Flame cells on [[Romanowsky stain]], e.g. Diff-Quik.<ref name=ouhsc_37>URL: [http://moon.ouhsc.edu/kfung/jty1/CytoLearn/CytoQuiz/CQ-021-040/CQ-037-M.htm http://moon.ouhsc.edu/kfung/jty1/CytoLearn/CytoQuiz/CQ-021-040/CQ-037-M.htm]. Accessed on: 10 April 2012.</ref> | ||
**Red granular discolourization of the cytoplasm - thought to be endoplasmic reticulum. | **Red granular discolourization of the cytoplasm - thought to be endoplasmic reticulum. | ||
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*Flame cells are indicative of cellular hyperactivity. | |||
**Not pathognomonic for Graves disease, e.g. may be seen in early [[Hashimoto disease]], | |||
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