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October 2026CSF cytology from a 45-year-old patient with a history of gastric adenocarcinoma and carcinomatous meningitis.
Nour-elhouda Outaleb
Cytologist - Laboratoire AMANA de Pathologie, Marrakech, Morocco
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September 2026A tiger is known by its stripes. A seminoma, by its tigroid background.
Lavisha S Punjabi
Fellow, Anatomical Pathology - Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, Melbourne, Australia
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August 2026Googly eyes
Emma Jones
Section Manager - Diagnostic Cytology - Singleton Hospital SBUHB
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July 2026Metastatic melanoma in pleural fluid - dressed up as mesothelial cells?
Dr Hattie Hunter
Resident Doctor - UCLH
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June 2026Lemur and Mouse
Leonie Wheeldon,
Consultant Biomedical Scientist, - Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust
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May 2026Charcot-Leyden crystals in a bronchial washing
Leonie Wheeldon
Consultant Biomedical Scientist - Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust
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April 2026Birds of a feather flock together. Cytology is colourful in more ways than one! [Urate crystals in synovial fluid, under polarised microscopy]
Lavisha S Punjabi
Anatomical Pathology Fellow - Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, Melbourne, Australia
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March 2026Welcome to the urine family
Dr Richard Bishop
Consultant Cellular Pathologist - Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
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February 2026Heart balloon
Julie Papadopoulos
Cytology Screener - Manchester Cytology Centre
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January 2026Dancing Queen
Anthony Shebly MD
Anatomic pathology resident - AUBMC
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December 2025Turkey
Dorotheea Ivan
Biomedical Scientist - Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust
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November 2025The Diving Man (captured mid-plunge)
Rayyan Sakr
Cytopathology Fellow - University of Miami/ Jackson Health System
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October 2025Cheeky Pumpkin
Antonia Tweed
Consultant Biomedical Scientist - Manchester Cytology Centre
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September 2025The sun shines upon the colloid forest
Lavisha S Punjabi
Senior Service Resident, Anatomical Pathology - Singapore General Hospital
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August 2025Triple phosphate crystals in urine
Sue Smith
Reporting Biomedical Scientist, Diagnostic Cytology - Path Links Pathology Services
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July 2025'Bad kind of fruit' - Fruiting body in bronchial washing
Emilian Olteanu MD PhD
Pathology Fellow - BC Cancer Agency, Vancouver, Canada
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June 2025As proud as a peacock
Lia Van Zuylen
Cytotechnologist - Nijmegan, Netherlands
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May 2025Cat
Michelle Halliday
Cytoscreener - Manchester Cytology Centre MFT
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April 2025Hank Warthin and the Lymphocytes
Dr Anthony Maddox
Consultant Cellular Pathologist - West Hertfordshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
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March 2025Bronchial washing Langhans cell
Molly McDowell Sweet
Specialist Biomedical Scientist - Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital
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February 2025Newt
Dr Caroline Cartlidge
Academic Histopathology Registrar - Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
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January 2025Hedgehog
Kate Matthews
Consultant BMS - Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals
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December 2024Contaminant bug
Mrs Molly McDowell-Sweet
Specialist Biomedical Scientist - Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital
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November 2024BOO!
Fiona Hughes
Trainee cytology screener - Monklands Hospital
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October 2024Colloid Storm
Lavisha S Punjabi
Senior Resident - Singapore General Hospital
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September 2024WT1 Donkey
Leonie Wheeldon
Consultant Biomedical Scientist - Royal Cornwall Hospital
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August 2024Pol(l)y the Unicorn
Sarah Ferris
Consultant Biomedical Scientist - Manchester Cytology Centre MFT
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July 2024Polymorph Pacman
Donna Rainey
Scottish Cytology Training School Manager - Queen Elizabeth University Hospital Glasgow
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June 2024Love Heart Nucleus
Linda Wylie
BMS Band 7 - University Hospital Monklands
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May 2024Pulse granulomas in lung tissue due to aspiration
Dr Richard Bishop
Consultant Histopathologist - Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
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April 2024Colloid turtle
Dr Ricoa P Lasaca
Pathologist - Divine Word Hospital, Tacloban City, Leyte, Philippines
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March 2024Squamous Duck
Kate Matthews
Acting Pathway Manager for Cambridge & Peterborough Senior Biomedical Scientist – Quality Lead for the East of England Cervical Screening Service - Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital
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February 2024Love Cytology
Richard Turner
Senior Biomedical Scientist - Royal Devon and Exeter University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
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January 2024Bobble Hat
Dawn Bradshaw
Senior Biomedical Scientist - University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust
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December 2023Beautiful bird
Hedley Glencross
Retired Biomedical Scientist - Co-opted executive for 91ÌÒÉ«
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November 2023Cervical Dragon
Mrs Sue Mehew
Consultant Biomedical Scientist in Cervical Cytology - NHS Lothian and NHS Lanarkshire
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September 2023Cervical seahorse
Bratati Das
Consultant Biomedical Scientist - New Cross Hospital Wolverhampton
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October 2023Corpora amylacea in a bronchial washing
Dr Anthony Maddox
Consultant cellular pathologist - West Hertfordshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
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August 2023Carpet beetle larval hair in a urine sample
Dr Richard Bishop
Consultant Histopathologist - The Leeds Teaching Hospital
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July 2023BAP1 loss in Mesothelioma
Leonie Wheeldon
Consultant Biomedical Scientist - Diagnostic Cytopathology Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust
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June 2023Dried out Orange G crystals
Dr Anthony Maddox
Consultant cellular pathologist - West Hertfordshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
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May 2023Urate crystals in a urine sample
Leonie Wheeldon
Consultant Biomedical Scientist Diagnostic Cytopathology - Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust
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April 2023Asbestos body in bronchial washings
Sarah Reeves
Consultant Biomedical Scientist - East Kent University NHS Foundation trust
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March 2023Cervical spring bunny
Sue Mehew
Consultant Biomedical Scientist in Cervical Cytology - NHS Lothian and NHS Lanarkshire
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February 2023Valentine's EBUS heart
Dr Anthony Maddox
Consultant cellular pathologist - West Hertfordshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
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January 2023Smiley face
Dr Kay Ellis
Consultant Biomedical Scientist Cervical Cytology and CSPL - Gateshead Health NHS Trust