Monday, March 15, 2010

Case of the Week 109

The following were an unexpected finding from a ultrasound guided endoscopy and FNA of a pancreatic cyst. Giemsa stained, 400x and 600x.



Question: What anatomic site did these organisms most likely come from?
Case courtesy of Dr. Abdelmonen Elhosseiny
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5 comments:

  1. AnonymousMarch 15, 2010 at 5:23 PM

    Wow. The duodenum, presumably. In a pancreatic cyst! Wonder if they were just along for the ride, or contributed to the pathology.

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  2. KathyMarch 16, 2010 at 7:03 AM

    Those are lovely Giardia trophozoites!

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  3. AnonymousMarch 16, 2010 at 8:21 AM

    What beautiful Gaidia Lamblia trophs.


    Mayo New England

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  4. AnonymousMarch 16, 2010 at 7:08 PM

    Giardia lamblia. Lovely.

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  5. SalbrentMarch 16, 2010 at 7:46 PM

    Giardia duodenalis (lamblia) trophs I expect from duodenal to match the name ha ha maybe pulled up with the string test
    Excellent staining and pics
    thanks for sharing

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