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Case #175 – March, 2006
An elderly patient underwent a colonoscopy for polyps. A worm was seen near the appendiceal orifice and a biopsy was taken, fixed in formalin, and sent to histology. The sections were stained with hematoxylin and eosin (H & E). Figures A-C show what was observed on the slides at 100×, 400×, and 1000× magnification respectively. Objects such as the one shown in Figure C measured approximately 50 µm in length. What is your identification of this incidental finding? Based on what criteria?
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Figure B
Figure C
This case was kindly contributed by the Oregon Public Health Laboratory.
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