HE 100x: Nodular hyaline foreign material.

Native touch prep. 400x, polarized: You can see birefringend foreign material. It looks like little nasty needles.....

80 + year old M.
Clinical info: Bone destruction right tibia.

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Glomus Tumor, index finger, H&Es, 10x, 40x & 100x and immunostains - Composed of 3 components:
1. Glomus cells
2. Vasculature
3. Smooth muscle cells
Vimentin, SMA, h-caldesmon & CD34 positive and CKs & S100 negative!
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