Mucinous carcinoma pathology

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Keywords: Mucinous carcinoma, Histopathology-image, Pathology

Histology of mucinous carcinoma

In mucinous carcinoma, there is a dermal mass composed of glands and solid nests of epithelial cells which appear to be floating in copious mucin (figures 1–3). The cells are enlarged, show mild pleomorphism and often have an eosinophilic cytoplasm (figure 3).

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