The luminal surface of thyroid cysts in SEM.
Four of the five kinds of cells constituting the walls of thyroid cysts can be identified in the SEM. These are cuboidal cells, mucous cells, cells with large granules and ciliated cells. A correlation between SEM and TEM observations is attempted.
D000818:Animals; D006168:Guinea Pigs; D008855:Microscopy, Electron, Scanning; D013961:Thyroid Gland / Q000166:cytology* / Q000648:ultrastructure