title: Pale nodular nuclei not diagnostic of adenocarcinoma of the pancreas.
abstract: Pale nodular nuclei have been described as a possible marker that is found only in pancreatic adenocarcinoma. Our analysis of cytologic samples of tumors from a variety of organs of distinctive histologic types disclosed the presence of these nuclei in cells from malignancies other than adenocarcinoma of the pancreas.
mesh_terms: D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000648:ultrastructure*; D002466:Cell Nucleolus / Q000648:ultrastructure; D002467:Cell Nucleus / Q000648:ultrastructure; D002843:Chromatin / Q000648:ultrastructure; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000648:ultrastructure*; D009685:Nuclear Envelope / Q000648:ultrastructure; D010190:Pancreatic Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000648:ultrastructure*
chemical_list: D002843:Chromatin