1.1 POJA-L599+600-HV. Prostatic carcinoma metastasis in bone marrow of sternum (human)

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1.1  POJA-L599+600-HV

Title: Prostatic carcinoma metastasis in bone marrow of sternum (human)
 
Description: Stain: Hematoxylin & eosin.

​Survey (A) and detail (B) of a prostate carcinoma metastasized to the bone marrow, (sternum aspiration).
​Clusters of tumour cells; clearly foreign to the marrow. Common primary tumours that metastasize to the bone marrow include breast, prostate, lung, thyroid, kidney, bladder and uterus and, in children, neuroblastoma. Immunohistochemistry and enzyme histochemistry may helpful in differential diagnosis.
 
Keywords/Mesh: blood, bone marrow, prostate carcinoma, metastasis, histology, POJA collection