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Fig. 38.1 (a), Intravascular lymphoma in an endomyseal blood vessel (arrow). Tumor cells distend the vascular lumen, have large nuclei and prominent nucleoli; these features are typical of a large…

Fig. 37.1 H&E stain (a) shows nerve infiltration by abundant tumor cells (arrows). The tumor cells have large nuclei and prominent nucleoli; these features are typical of a large cell…

Fig. 36.1 Nerve biopsy , leprous neuropathy. (a), An H&E-stained paraffin section of the superficial radial nerve biopsy, demonstrating a well-formed granuloma (arrow). (b), Fite stained longitudinally oriented paraffin section,…

Fig. 35.1 Hematoxylin and eosin stain (HE) of the sural nerve biopsy section shows chronic mononuclear inflammatory cells infiltrating perineurium and surrounding epineurial and endoneurial blood vessels. There is irregular…

Fig. 34.1 Sural nerve biopsy. Plastic toluidine blue stained semi-thin sections at a lower magnification (a) and a higher magnification (b) show a minimally reduced density of myelinated fibers with…

Fig. 33.1 Amyloid neuropathy. (a) Toluidine blue stained resin embedded plastic section of the biopsied nerve shows an end stage nerve with severe depletion of myelinated axons. (b) Congo red…

Fig. 32.1 Lupus vasculitidies. (a), H&E stained cryostat section of sural nerve shows one epineurial vessel with scant perivascular inflammation (arrow). (b), Toluidine blue stained resin embedded plastic section of…

Fig. 30.1 Acid maltase deficiency. (a) H&E shows a vacuolar myopathy. (b) ATPase at pH 9.4 shows that the myofibers that contain vacuoles are predominantly type 2. There is also type…

Fig. 28.1 Muscle biopsy findings of the left quadriceps muscle. (a), H&E shows excessive variation in fiber diameter without increased internal nuclei, muscle fiber necrosis or regeneration. Nemaline rods and…