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- Cytomorphology and specific staining methods (AE1/AE3 and Brachyury) are used to analyze cells in a tissue sample.
- These techniques provide evidence for a particular type of cancer diagnosis.
- The findings indicate that the cancer is a metastatic dedifferentiated chordoma, which means it's a type of tumor that has spread from its original site and lost some of its original characteristics.
Article Abstract
Cytomorphology along with positive AE1/AE3 staining and Brachyury staining support the dignosis of metastatic dedifferentiated chordoma.
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