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Tadpole cells in an unstained urine sediment Derin Caglar, Raymonde F. Gagnon, Wassim Kassouf Kidney International Volume 83, Issue 4, Pages 763-764 (April 2013) DOI: 10.1038/ki.2012.405 Copyright © 2013 International Society of Nephrology Terms and Conditions

Figure 1 Unstained urine sediment containing several large elongated cells with tail-like extensions resembling ‘tadpoles’ and red blood cells in the background ( × 20 high-power field). Kidney International 2013 83, 763-764DOI: (10.1038/ki.2012.405) Copyright © 2013 International Society of Nephrology Terms and Conditions

Figure 2 Malignant large elongated cells, some with high nuclear to cytoplasmic ratio and cytoplasmic keratinization. Urine cytology ThinPrep (Papanicolaou stain × 20 high-power field) showing (a, b) tadpole cells and (b) cytoplasmic keratinization. Kidney International 2013 83, 763-764DOI: (10.1038/ki.2012.405) Copyright © 2013 International Society of Nephrology Terms and Conditions