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HSIL
Saturday 12 January 2019
The cells of HSIL have a high N/C ratio with smaller cell size than found in LSIL. They are hyperchromatic and have irregular nuclear contours. HSIL does not typically show koilocytic change on cytology.
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HSIL
- https://twitter.com/BellaMicheleang/status/784279128472117250
- https://twitter.com/JMGardnerMD/status/841650655202803715
- https://twitter.com/AliDessMD/status/1294830131240931328
H-SIL cells with "line of ants" appearance
Synopsis
cluster of cells with increased N/C
irregular nuclear contours
coarse clumped chromatin
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