decoy cell
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de·coy cell
benign exfoliated epithelial cell with pyknotic nucleus seen in urinary infections; may be mistaken for malignant cell.
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decoy cell
A small, atypical exfoliated urothelial cell that mimics carcinoma-in-situ of the bladder, which is often caused by human polyoma virus. Decoy cells have single, large, homogenous, basophilic inclusions occupying most of an enlarged nuclear area; other cytologic findings of polyomavirus infection include “empty cells” (post-inclusion stage) and “comet cells”.Segen's Medical Dictionary. © 2012 Farlex, Inc. All rights reserved.
de·coy cell
(dē'koy sel)Benign exfoliated epithelial cell with pyknotic nucleus seen in urinary infections; may be mistaken for a malignant cell.
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decoy cell
A cell found in the urine with inclusion bodies in its nucleus. It indicates infection with BK virus in renal transplant recipients.
See also: cell
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