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Occurrence of cilia in exfoliated ovarian adenocarcinoma cells
Author(s) -
Gupta Prabodh K.,
Albritton Nancy,
Erozan Yener S.,
Frost John K.
Publication year - 1985
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.2840010311
Subject(s) - cilium , adenocarcinoma , medicine , pathology , microbiology and biotechnology , biology , cancer
Cilia identifiable by light microscopy occur extremely rarely in malignant tumor cells. This report documents the presence of cilia on exfoliated malignant tumor cells shed from an ovarian adenocarcinoma. Cilia‐bearing tumor cells were observed in abdominal and pleural fluids. These cilia occurred at atypical locations. They were observed as unipolar, bipolar, lateral, and pericellular structures. Diagnostic features and implications of cilia in relation to malignant cells are discussed.