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koilocytosis

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koilocytosis /koi·lo·cy·to·sis/ (koi″lo-si-to´sis) the presence of abnormal koilocytes that are vacuolated with clear cytoplasm or perinuclear halos and nuclear pyknosis.koilocytot´ic
koi·lo·cy·to·sis (koil-s-tss)
n.
A condition of certain cells characterized by perinuclear vacuolation.
koilocytosis
(koil´sītō´sis),
n a histologic feature of the mucosal changes associated with the intraoral use of smokeless tobacco. The spinous cells of the squamous epithelium present with pyknotic, irregularly shaped nuclei surrounded by a perinuclear clear zone.
koilocytosis
ballooning degeneration.
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Koilocytosis (wrinkled, hyperchromatic nuclei surrounded by a cleared halo in cells with a well-defined cell border) is characteristic of SP (figure, B).
Laryngeal squamous papilloma by Thompson, Lester D.R. / Ear, Nose and Throat Journal
The microsection of the skin of the animal group treated with bleomycin after exposure to UV B radiation for 20 days shows focal koilocytosis in epidermis and mild fibrosis was seen in dermis.
The treatment of skin carcinoma, induced by UV B radiation, using ... by Mathur, S.; Kaur, P.; Sharma, M.; Katyal, A.; Singh, B.; Tiwari, M.; Chandra, R. / Phytomedicine: International Journal of Phytotherapy & Phytopharmacology
The first cytologic features of a manifest human papillomavirus (HPV) infection are koilocytosis, dyskeratosis, and binucleation and multinucleation on a Papanicolaou (PAP) test.
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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