Electron Microscopy:
As seen in Figure 3, the majority of the cells were small, mature
lymphocytes. Scattered among thse were a few poorly preserved
cells with relatively large nuclei having markedly disaggregated
heterochromatin and a tiny nucleolus. Little cytoplasm remained,
but some cellular frgaments appeared to be joined by desmosomes.
At higher magnification (Fig. 4), many tissue fragments were indeed
joined by well-formed desmosomes, some in close proximity to each
other.
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| Figure 3. A relatively large nucleus is surrounded by remnants of cell membrane and cytoplasmic contents (C). A few desmosomes appear to join small cytoplasmic fragments (arrows). | Figure 4. Higher magnification verifies that numerous desmosomes (arrows) join tissue fragments and that some of the desmosmes are closely associated with each other. |
