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. 2012 Apr;29(2):135-6.
doi: 10.4103/0970-9371.97158.

Cytodiagnosis of multiple myeloma presenting as chest wall swellings

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Cytodiagnosis of multiple myeloma presenting as chest wall swellings

Madhusmita Jena. J Cytol. 2012 Apr.
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Figure 1
(a) Smears showing plasmablasts with prominent nucleoli (Giemsa, ×1000); (b) Smear showing Mott cells (Giemsa, ×1000)
Figure 2
Figure 2
(a) Smear showing mature looking plasma cells (H and E, ×400); (b) Smear showing plasma cells with pleomorphism. Binucleate forms are seen (H and E, ×400)

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