Microscopy

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• spleen
  28 August 2003

  Normal spleen. Adj. splenic
  WP - PathPedia
  Digital slides
  HPC:97 : Normal spleen
  HPC:266 : Normal spleen
  HPC:300 : Normal spleen (Idiopathic thrombopenic purpura)
  Images
  normal spleen
  https://twitter.com/histocasino/status/743550252267999232
  The spleen (from Greek σπλήν—splḗn) is an organ found in virtually all vertebrate animals. Similar in structure to a large lymph node, it acts primarily as a blood filter. Thus, life is possible after the spleen is removed.
  The spleen is the (...)

• pigmented spindle cell nevus
  1 July 2004

  pigmented spindle cell nevus of Reed

• necrosis
  9 November 2004

  tissular death

• lichen striatus
  17 June 2004

  Images
  Lichen striatus (lichenoid inflammation and perieccrine inflammation ) https://twitter.com/faisalmohammedi/status/834896649977802754 https://twitter.com/GBRainwater/status/854350881856344067
  Synopsis
  lichenoid inflammation
  peri-eccrine inflammation / peri-eccrine lymphocytic infiltrate
  DIFFERENTIAL:
  linear lichen planus
  lichen niditus
  inflammatory linear verrucous epidermal (...)

• corpus luteum
  17 November 2004

  corpora lutea (corpus luteum)
  Definition: Corpus luteum is 1 to 2 cm, round yellow, lobulated structure with cystic center. It has luteinized granulosa and theca cells.
  In pregnancy, coprus luteum is larger, bright yellow with prominent central cavity, hyaline droplets and calcification. Progesterone from the corpus luteum maintains the uterus for implantation.
  The corpus luteum secretes progesterone which induces a secretory endometrium. It normally regresses in 14 days unless it is (...)

• plexiform schwannoma
  14 September 2005

  plexiform cellular schwannoma

• colonic cryptitis
  29 May 2004

  colonic glandulitis
  Etiology (Examples)
  IBDs Crohn colitis ulcerative colitis
  acute colitis infectious colitis
  See also
  colonic mucosal anomalies colonic cryptic anomalies

• brush border
  5 December 2005

  enterocytic brush border

• thymic seminoma
  6 June 2006

  See also
  germinal tumors seminoma
  thymic tumors thymic germinal tumors
  mediastinal tumors mediastinal germinal tumors mediastinal seminoma

• foamy histiocytes
  24 October 2003

  spumous macrophages, foamy macrophages, foam cells; lipid-laden histiocytes, foamy histiocytes; lipid-laden macrophages; foamy histiocyte; foamy histiocytes; xanthomatous histiocytes
  Definition: Histiocytes that are laden with lipid (predominantly cholesterol ), and that have differentiated from circulating monocytes.
  Images
  foamy macrophages in lung
  examples : amiodarone exposure
  https://twitter.com/smlungpathguy/status/715529010176999424
  In tumors
  giant cell tumor of (...)

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