Salt-and-pepper chromatin

In pathology, salt-and-pepper chromatin, also salt-and-pepper nuclei and stippled chromatin, refers to cell nuclei that demonstrate granular chromatin (on light microscopy).

Salt-and-pepper chromatin is typically seen in endocrine tumours such as medullary thyroid carcinoma, neuroendocrine tumours and pheochromocytoma.

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References

External links

• Salt-and-pepper chromatin - nature.com.
• Salt-and-pepper nucleus - upmc.edu.

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