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. 2020 Apr-Jun;37(2):110-111.
doi: 10.4103/JOC.JOC_141_19. Epub 2020 Apr 2.

Fine-Needle Aspiration of Malakoplakia Presenting as a Peri-rectal Mass after Intestinal Transplant

Yiannis P Dimopoulos  1 , Jay Zeck  1 , B Kallakury  1
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Fine-Needle Aspiration of Malakoplakia Presenting as a Peri-rectal Mass after Intestinal Transplant

Yiannis P Dimopoulos et al. J Cytol. 2020 Apr-Jun.
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Figures

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Figure 1
(a) Pap stain of alcohol-fixed FNA aspirate (original magnification of 40×) with multiple macrophages and M-G bodies (red arrows). (b) Corresponding cell block preparation (original magnification of 40×) (M-G bodies, green arrows). (c) Special stains of the cell block material (original magnification of 40×), showing the characteristic staining pattern of the M-G bodies, including PAS positivity (left, yellow arrows) and Von-Kossa positivity (right, blue arrows)
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