oxyphilic adenoma
Also known as Follicular adenoma, oxyphilic cell, Oncocytoma, Oncocytic Adenoma
An oncocytoma is a tumor made up of oncocytes, epithelial cells characterized by an excessive amount of mitochondria, resulting in an abundant acidophilic, granular cytoplasm. The cells and the tumor that they compose are often benign but sometimes may be premalignant or malignant.
Key facts
- Medical condition (new).name
- Oncocytoma
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- Micrograph of a parotid gland oncocytoma (right of image). Normal parotid gland is also present (left of image). H&E stain.
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Research
2,614 papers- Molecular profiles of oxyphilic and chief cell parathyroid adenoma.Molecular and cellular endocrinology · 2018
- Oncocytic Parathyroid Adenoma.Mayo Clinic proceedings · 2022
- Thyroid cytology.Otolaryngologic clinics of North America · 2014
- Editorial Comment.The Journal of urology · 2016
- Oxyphilic tumors of the female and male genital tracts.Seminars in diagnostic pathology · 1999
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Article
10 sectionsContents
- Presentation
- Renal oncocytoma
- Salivary gland oncocytoma
- Symptoms
- Thyroid oncocytoma
- Symptoms
- Additional images
- See also
- References
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An oncocytoma is a tumor made up of oncocytes, epithelial cells characterized by an excessive amount of mitochondria, resulting in an abundant acidophilic, granular cytoplasm. The cells and the tumor that they compose are often benign but sometimes may be premalignant or malignant.
==Presentation== An oncocytoma is an epithelial tumor composed of oncocytes, large eosinophilic cells having small, round, benign-appearing nuclei with large nucleoli.