Walthard cell nests

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Walthard cell nests also called as

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1. Walthard nests
2. Walthard cell rest

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Benign cluster of epithelial cells

Most commonly found

Most commonly found in – connective tissue of the Fallopian tubes

Also seen in

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1. mesovarium
2. mesosalpinx
3. ovarian hilus

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‘Coffee Bean Nuclei’

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Typically have elliptical nuclei with a long groove (along the major axis) – so-called “coffee bean” nuclei.

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Histological similarity

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Histological similarity of the epithelium of Walthard cell rests and Brenner tumors to the urothelium of the lower urinary tract

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Nephron, CC BY-SA 3.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

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Walthard cell nests – Morphologic features:

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1. Elliptical nuclei with a groove along the major axis; “coffee bean” nucleus.
2. Nests – solid sheet of cells.

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