The Microscopic MinuteĀ
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Have you ever seen a cell more worthy of becoming wall art?Ā šø
This is an example of emperipolesis in a corneal epithelial cell from a dog with corneal neutrophilic inflammation.
Emperipolesis is w...
It's cyto challenge time!
This is an FNA of a liver from a dog with hepatomegaly.
Take a look at this photo-- what do you see? How is this finding significant?Ā šµļø
What is THAT doing in this dog's...
Poorly-granulated mast cell tumors can be really tough on cytology! Check out this case of a dog with a skin mass which ended up being a poorly-granulated mast cell tumor. Watch me explain the cytolog...
I never get tired of seeing intracellular bacteria inside neutrophils.
When we see intracellular bacteria, we can confirm there is true infection. This is as opposed to extracellular bacteria-- whe...
These two urine crystals are VERY easy to confuse. Learn the difference between cystine and fat struvites in 1 minute! (Spoiler alert: COUNT THE SIDES)
This would have been a good St. Patrick's Day tidbit-- I thought about waiting until next March to share this with you, but I couldn't wait that long!
If you've never seenĀ these odd littleĀ RBCs inĀ a ...