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Serous carcinoma of the ovary (view source)
Revision as of 22:52, 1 January 2014
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==Microscopic== | ==Microscopic== | ||
Features: | Features: | ||
* | *Nuclear pleomorphism: | ||
**Variation in size - | **Variation in size - often marked. | ||
**Variation in staining. | **Variation in staining. | ||
**Variation in shape. | **Variation in shape. | ||
* | *+/-[[Macronucleolus]] - '''key feature'''. | ||
*Eccentric nucleus. | *Eccentric nucleus. | ||
*Architecture: | *Architecture: | ||
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**Papillary - classic. | **Papillary - classic. | ||
**Glandular - uncommon. | **Glandular - uncommon. | ||
*+/-Psammoma bodies - uncommon. | *+/-[[Psammoma bodies]] - uncommon. | ||
*+/-Necrosis - often extensive. | *+/-Necrosis - often extensive. | ||