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World J Gastroenterol. Jun 7, 2014; 20(21): 6412-6419
Published online Jun 7, 2014. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i21.6412
Table 1 Atypical vs typical malgun cell change
“Typical” malgun cellAtypical malgun cell
LocationProliferative/surface zoneProliferative zone
PitsElongated proliferative zoneIrregular with crowding
Cell sizeEnlargedEnlarged
Perinuclear halo++
NucleiClearHyperchromatic
ChromatinEuchromatinHeterochromatin
Nucleoli1 (or 2)2 (or multiple)
Nuclear envelopeSmoothFolded
Mulberry cells-+
In metaplasia-+/-
Malignant transformation-+