HISTOPATHOLOGICAL IMAGES 
Diseases of Thyroid gland  

 
 

 
Fig 1a: Photomicrograph of Hashimoto’s thyroiditis 

showing lymphoid follicle formation (arrow) (H&E X 100) 

 

 
Fig 2a: Photomicrograph of Hurthle cell adenoma showing 

prominent follicular growth pattern (H&E X 100) 

 

 
Fig 3a: Papillary thyroid carcinoma showing complex, 

branching papillae with fibrovascular cores (H&E X 100) 

 
Fig 1b: Photomicrograph of Hashimoto’s thyroiditis 

showing Hurthle cell change (arrow) (H&E X 100) 
 

 
Fig 2b: Photomicrograph of Hurthle cell adenoma showing 
cells having abundant eosinophilic cytoplasm (H&E X 400) 

 

 
Fig 3b: Papillary thyroid carcinoma showing papillae lined 
by overlapping cells with intranuclear inclusions (arrow) 

(H&E X 400) 
 
 
 



Diseases of Kidney and Urinary Bladder
 

 
Fig 4a: Chronic granulomatous inflammation of kidney 

showing collection of epithelioid cells forming granulomas 
(arrow) (H&E X 100) 

 

 
Fig 5a: Well-differentiated squamous cell carcinoma of 
kidney displaying infiltrating nests of squamoid cells 

(arrow) (H&E X 400) 
 

 
Fig 6a: Photomicrograph showing high-grade urothelial 

carcinoma (micropapillary variant) (H&E X 100) 
 
 

 
 
 
 

 

 
Fig 4b: Chronic granulomatous inflammation of kidney 
showing caseous necrosis surrounded by giant cells 

(arrows) (H&E X 100) 
 

 
Fig 5b: Well-differentiated squamous cell carcinoma of 

kidney displaying cellular pleomorphism, nuclear 
irregularity and keratinization (arrow) (H&E X 100) 

 

 
Fig 6b: Photomicrograph showing high-grade urothelial 

carcinoma (sarcomatoid variant) (H&E X 400) 

Contributed by: 
 
Prof Dr. Saeed Alam, Dr. Huma Mushtaq, Dr. Naima Tariq 
Department of Pathology 
Islamabad Medical and Dental College