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(b)Fig. 5.8.(Continued)
(a)Fig. 5.9.Touch prep from biopsy sample. (a) Punch biopsy sample is transected; the flat portion is blotted on
gauze to remove blood and pressed multiple times onto the glass slide. (b) Slide is dried and routinely stained.
(c) Cytology from this biopsy demonstrating atypical lymphocytes in a patient with epitheliotropic lymphoma
(oil immersion, 1000×).