The photo shows the wall of a cyst in the lymph node. It is lined by epithelium that is surrounded by a fibrous wall. No other structures were identified. What type of epithelium is present? Answer
Gross Features
The subcarinal mass, 4.5 x 3.5 x 3 cm, contained multiple cysts with smooth, thin, white walls and clear, serous or thick, yellow fluid. The wedge of lung contained a firm, white nodule, 1.7 x 1.4 x 1.2 cm. Section showed a biloculated cyst with serous fluid.
Histologic Changes
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The photo shows the wall of a cyst in the lymph node. It is lined by epithelium that is surrounded by a fibrous wall. No other structures were identified. What type of epithelium is present? Answer | ||||||
Answer: The epithelium has goblet cells and simple, columnar absorptive cells typical of that in the small intestine. This type of differentiation is common in cystic metastases from germ cell tumors.
Clinical summary
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