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Fig. 10.8. Cat. Mast cell tumour. Mast cells are poorly granulated and often appear binucleated. Rarely they also
show erythrophagocytosis. Wright-Giemsa. (Courtesy of Erica Corda. Michigan State University, USA.)

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