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'''Walthard cell rest''', also '''Walthard cell nest''', is a benign finding in [[gynecologic pathology]]. | |||
==General== | |||
*[[AKA]] ''Walthard cell '''n'''est''. | |||
*Benign. | |||
===Epidemiology=== | |||
*Thought to be related to [[Brenner tumour]]. | |||
==Microscopic== | |||
Features:<ref name=Ref_GP332>{{Ref_GP|332}}</ref> | |||
*Collection of eosinophilic (i.e. pink) cuboidal cells; usually solid, may be cystic. | |||
*Elliptical nucleus with single groove along major axis; "coffee bean" nucleus -- '''key feature'''. | |||
Location: | |||
*Usually in soft tissue of the uterine tube. | |||
===Images=== | |||
<gallery> | |||
Image:Walthard cell rest - very high mag.jpg | WCR - very high mag. | |||
Image:Walthard cell rest - high mag.jpg | WCR - high mag. | |||
Image:Walthard cell rest - intermed mag.jpg | WCR - intermed. mag. | |||
Image:Walthard cell rest - low mag.jpg | WCR - low mag. | |||
Image:Walthard cell rest - very low mag.jpg | WCR - very low mag. | |||
</gallery> | |||
==See also== | |||
*[[Gynecologic pathology]] | |||
==References== | |||
{{Reflist|2}} | |||
[[Category:Gynecologic pathology]] | |||