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koilocyte

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koilocyte /koi·lo·cyte/ (koi´lo-sīt″) a concave or hollow cell.
koi·lo·cyte (koil-st)
n.
A squamous cell, often binucleate and having a perinuclear hole, characteristic of genital warts.
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A few koilocytes (cells with shrunken, irregular nuclei surrounded by a clear space) were observed, but they were not as numerous as they are in cases of more-sessile condyloma or cup-shaped verruca vulgaris.
Bilateral vocal process papillomas: report of a case by Altman, Ken W. / Ear, Nose and Throat Journal
Koilocytes are ballooned cells showing a large perinuclear clearing and extensive margination of the cytoplasm, giving a sharp edge to the halo.
Pagetoid Dyskeratosis Is a Frequent Incidental Finding in ... by Val-Bernal, J. Fernando; Pinto, Jesus / Archives of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine
This finding was evident in koilocytes (Figure 2), binucleated cells, and dysplastic cells, as well as in normal squamous epithelium (Figure 3).
Detection of Human Papillomavirus on Papanicolaou-Stained Cervical ... by Manavi, Mahmood; Bauer, Margit; Pischinger, Kerstin; Czerwenka, Klaus / Archives of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine
 
 
 
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