49. Microcellular carcinoma of the lung: Difference between revisions

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A small-cell carcinoma is a type III neuroendocrine tumor. The salt-n-pepper morphology is characteristic for neuroendocrine tumors.
A small-cell carcinoma is a type III neuroendocrine tumor. The salt-n-pepper morphology is characteristic for neuroendocrine tumors.
[[File:Small cell lung cancer nuclear moulding.png|thumb|Nuclear moulding. Note the small size of the tumor cells. Note also their pleomorphism (anisochromasia, anisonucleosis, anisocytosis).|left]]
[[File:Small cell lung cancer nuclear moulding.png|thumb|Nuclear moulding. Note the small size of the tumor cells. Note also their pleomorphism.|left|236x236px]]
[[File:Small cell lung cancer mitosis.png|thumb|This poor cell was in the middle of dividing when it died.]]
[[File:Small cell lung cancer mitosis.png|thumb|This poor cell was in the middle of dividing when it died.|240x240px]]
[[Category:Pathology 1 - Histopathology slides]]
[[Category:Pathology 1 - Histopathology slides]]