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“Intercellular bridges” in a case of well differentiated squamous carcinoma
Author(s) -
Nguyen Michaela,
Mikita Geoffrey,
Hoda Rana S.
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
diagnostic cytopathology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.417
H-Index - 65
eISSN - 1097-0339
pISSN - 8755-1039
DOI - 10.1002/dc.23406
Subject(s) - medicine , pathology , lymph node , basal cell , esophagus , carcinoma , intracellular , cytology , anatomy , biology , microbiology and biotechnology
Abstract Intercellular bridges may aide in definitive identification of malignant cell origin, especially in squamous cell carcinoma. They are difficult to identify in routine cytologic specimens and are especially rare in smear preparations. Herein, we present images of intercellular bridges from a case of well differentiated squamous cell carcinoma of the esophagus in a cytologic specimen obtained from FNA of a paraesophageal lymph node. Diagn. Cytopathol. 2016;44:121–123. © 2015 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.