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Guar cells in urine cytology: Two case reports and literature review
Author(s) -
Varela dos Santos Margarida,
Pacheco João,
Barroca Helena
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
cytopathology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.512
H-Index - 48
eISSN - 1365-2303
pISSN - 0956-5507
DOI - 10.1111/cyt.13028
Subject(s) - urine cytology , cytology , medicine , urine , guar , pathological , pathology , biology , food science , alternative medicine , cystoscopy
This article aims to describe guar cells, a type of vegetable cell that can be found in urine cytology specimens collected from ostomy devices. Their recognition as a morphological pitfall is important to prevent misdiagnosis of pathological processes.
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