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Neoplasms > Neoplasms by Histologic Type > Neoplasms, Glandular and Epithelial > Adenoma > Adenoma, Oxyphilic

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Adenoma, Oxyphilic  

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  • Oncocytoma

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  • coord IM with precoord organ/neopl term (IM); for entry term HURTHLE CELL TUMOR, coord IM with THYROID NEOPLASMS

Scope note

  • A usually benign glandular tumor composed of oxyphil cells, large cells with small irregular nuclei and dense acidophilic granules due to the presence of abundant MITOCHONDRIA. Oxyphil cells, also known as oncocytes, are found in oncocytomas of the kidney, salivary glands, and endocrine glands. In the thyroid gland, oxyphil cells are known as Hurthle cells and Askanazy cells.

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D018249

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