PMC3307465_01
Cellular smears with clusters of histiocytes over a lymphocytic background (H and E, x100). Upper inset shows histiocytes with emperipolesis of neutrophils (H and E, x400) and lower inset shows emperipolesis of lymphocytes (Giemsa, x1000)
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Smears were stained with Giemsa as well as hematoxylin and eosin and found to be richly cellular [Figure 1]. The histiocytes had abundant pale cytoplasm containing numerous intact lymphocytes (emperipolesis) [Figure 1 lower inset], plasma cells and neutrophils [Figure 1 upper inset].