Comparison of Diagnostic Cytomorphology of Natural Killer/T-Cell Lymphoma (Nasal Type) in Conventional Smears, Liquid-Based Preparations, and Histopathology

Figure 3

FNAC of the left neck lymph node. (a) Lymphoid cells varying in size and shape (Liu’s stain, 400x). (b, c) Intermediate to large cells with irregular nuclei, central nucleoli, tongue-like cytoplasmic protrusions, and fine or coarse azurophilic granules (Liu’s stain, 1000x). (d) Cytoplasmic protrusions are visible in LBC (Pap stain, 1000x).

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