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crystals with the Maltese cross configuration
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Etiology
talc granulomatosis
Synopsis
polarizing microscopy reveals strongly birefringent material of varying shapes and sizes, including anisotropic crystals with the Maltese cross configuration characteristic of starch.
References
Fine needle aspiration cytology of talc granulomatosis in a peripheral lymph node in a case of suspected intravenous drug abuse. Housini I, Dabbs DJ, Coyne L. Acta Cytol. 1990 May-Jun;34(3):342-4. PMID: 2343689