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There are four morphological forms of thrombocytes which are commonly seen; oval, spindle-shaped, spiked and fragmented. The oval or spindle-shaped cells are thought to be the normal forms of thrombocytes in vivo, and these are easily confused with lymphocytes because they look very similar.  Thrombocytes also sometimes appear in preparations as spiked or fragmented forms.

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