Three-dimensional structural analysis of papillary thyroid carcinoma nuclei with serial block-face scanning electron microscopy (SBF-SEM).
Pathology international(2023)
摘要
Nuclear morphology of carcinoma cells is critical for the pathological diagnosis of papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC). However, three-dimensional architecture of PTC nuclei is still elusive. In this study, we analyzed the three-dimensional ultrastructure of PTC nuclei using serial block-face scanning electron microscopy which takes advantage of the high-throughput acquisition of serial electron microscopic images and three-dimensional reconstruction of subcellular structures. En bloc-stained and resin-embedded specimens were prepared from surgically removed PTCs and normal thyroid tissues. We acquired two-dimensional images from serial block-face scanning electron microscopy and reconstructed three-dimensional nuclear structures. Quantitative comparisons showed that the nuclei of carcinoma cells were larger and more complex than those of normal follicular cells. The three-dimensional reconstruction of carcinoma nuclei divided intranuclear cytoplasmic inclusions into "open intranuclear cytoplasmic inclusions" connecting to cytoplasm outside the nucleus and "closed intranuclear cytoplasmic inclusions" without that connection. Cytoplasm with abundant organelles was observed in open inclusions, but closed inclusions contained fewer organelles with or without degeneration. Granules with a dense core were only observed in closed inclusions. Our observations suggested that open inclusions originate from nuclear invaginations, and disconnection from cytoplasm leads to closed inclusions.
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intranuclear cytoplasmic inclusion, nuclear invagination, papillary thyroid carcinoma, serial block-face scanning electron microscopy, three-dimension, thyroid gland, ultrastructure
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