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BREAST CYTOPATHOLOGY

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Technical Aspects 11

Figure 1.5. Myoepithelial cells. Numerous round to oval naked

myoepithelial nuclei seen at higher power from a case of fibroadenoma.

The presence of these cells in abundance signifies a benign

lesion. (Smear, Papanicolaou.)

Figure 1.6. Myoepithelial cells. Plump, round to oval myoepithelial

cell nuclei shown in a granular and vivid metachromatic background.

The latter represents a stromal matrix from a fibroadenoma. (Smear,

Diff-Quik.)

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