BREAST CYTOPATHOLOGY

6 1. Introduction and Technical Aspects
Figure 1.1. Normal ductal epithelium. A flat monolayered fragment
of ductal epithelium with evenly spaced monomorphic nuclei.
(Smear, Papanicolaou.)
Figure 1.2. Metaplastic apocrine epithelium. Small fragments of
large polygonal cells with abundant granular cytoplasm, each with
a round nucleus with prominent nucleolus and well-defined cytoplasmic
border. (Smear, Papanicolaou.)