Cells in mitosis are easy to spot.
Instead of a nucleus, the chromosomes are visible as tangled, dark-staining threads.
We call these "mitotic figures." Counting mitotic figures sometimes helps the pathologist tell benign from malignant.
If you see a nuclear membrane, it is not a mitotic figure.
This is a small-intestine crypt.
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