Oncocitoma
Also known as Follicular adenoma, oxyphilic cell, Oncocytoma, Oncocytic Adenoma, Oxyphilic 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
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- 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 · Español
En medicina, se denomina oncocitoma a un tipo de tumor, generalmente de carácter benigno, formado por un tipo particular de células de origen epitelial que reciben el nombre de . Puede originarse en diferentes órganos, entre ellos el riñón, tiroides, paratiroides y muy raramente en las glándulas suprarrenales o la hipófisis.
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