Cells in mitosis are easy to spot. Instead of a nucleus, the
chromosomes are visible as tangled, dark-staining threads. We
call these "mitotic figures." Counting mitotic figures sometimes
helps the pathologist tell benign from malignant. If you see a
nuclear membrane, it is not a mitotic figure. This is a small-
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