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I teach clinical and anatomic pathology lab sciences. Scientist, not a physician. I teach all the cool lab diagnosis stuff from medical TV shows that physicians wish they did. Veteran. 3rd-generation Mexican-American. I try to listen more than I speak.
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"Benign" is a beautiful word to anyone that ever had a biopsy. It's a beautiful sight for us too. This stain was done by students learning to do special stains for pathology diagnosis.
Cells in a microscope showing a colon polyp. A circle of light with a bumpy, rounded protrusion visible. The protrusion is a single finger-like polyp which has a very consistent appearance. Most of it is pink, but blue cells stand out. The blue cells are on the surface on occasion and extend downward in a zigzag pattern. Blue cells extend into the tissue forming pits. These pits produce mucin. The regularity of appearance and similarity to normal tissue mean that the image is not cancer.
June 27, 2025 at 2:17 AM