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→Small cell lung carcinoma: more
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**Marked nuclear size variation. | **Marked nuclear size variation. | ||
*Bare nuclei common - very useful if present. | *Bare nuclei common - very useful if present. | ||
*Nuclear moulding - '''key feature'''. | *Nuclear moulding - '''key feature'''; most useful for distinguishing from NSCLC.<ref>URL: [http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/dc.10297/abstract http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/dc.10297/abstract]. Accessed on: 31 May 2011.</ref> | ||
*Stippled chromatin - '''key feature'''. | *Stippled chromatin - '''key feature'''. | ||
*Small cells ~ 2x RBC. | *Small cells ~ 2x RBC. | ||
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Image: | Image: | ||
*[http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Small_cell_lung_cancer_-_cytology.jpg Small cell carcinoma showing nuclear moulding (WC)]. | *[http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Small_cell_lung_cancer_-_cytology.jpg Small cell carcinoma showing nuclear moulding (WC)]. | ||
==Squamous cell carcinoma== | ==Squamous cell carcinoma== | ||
{{Main|Squamous cell carcinoma}} | {{Main|Squamous cell carcinoma}} | ||