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'''Chromosomal translocations''', also '''translocations''', may be characteristic of a tumour or simply narrow down the diagnosis to a set of tumours. | '''Chromosomal translocations''', also '''translocations''', may be characteristic of a tumour or simply narrow down the diagnosis to a set of tumours. | ||
==Key point== | |||
The key point is: | The key point is: | ||
*One should be aware of the existence of ( | *One should be aware of the existence of specific (i.e. diagnostic/near diagnostic) translocations and translocations which significantly narrow down the diagnosis -- which are available to (clinical) pathologists. | ||
===Unfortunate reality of residency=== | |||
Translocation are often a subject of pimping and show-up on examinations. | |||
==List of translocations== | |||
{| class="wikitable" | {| class="wikitable" | ||