Double feature: A puppy trapped in a cyst and a tumor that looks like a Basset hound.

Seriously, Science?
By Seriously Science
Jul 23, 2013 6:58 PMMay 17, 2019 9:40 PM
Double feature
Figure 1. True vocal cord cyst at low magnification.

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Like a child looking at clouds, when pathologists look at tissue samples too long, apparently they start to see shapes in them. For some reason puppies are especially popular – we’ve previously posted about a tumor shaped like a puppy, and below are two more examples. I guess when your job is diagnosing diseases all day, you find humor wherever you can?

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