Type A thymoma (IMAGE)

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Type A thymoma

Caption

(a) The smear shows a cluster of cells and single spindle-shaped epithelial cells with occasional small lymphocytes, Diff-Quik stain, 400×. (b) The smear shows a cluster of monotonous spindle-shaped epithelial cells, Pap stain, 400×. (c) Hematoxylin and eosin staining shows predominantly spindle epithelial cells, 200×. (d) AE1/3 is diffusely positive in epithelial cells, 200×. (e) p40 is diffusely positive in epithelial cells, 200×. (f) CD3 is positive in scattered lymphocytes, 200×.

Credit

Zaibo Li, Paul E. Wakely

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