oxyphilic adenoma
1oxyphilic adenoma — oxyphilic granular cell adenoma 1. oncocytoma. 2. HÑŒrthle cell a …
2HÑŒrthle cell adenoma — a benign HÑŒrthle cell tumor, usually considered a subtype of the follicular adenomas. Called also oncocytic a., oxyphilic a., and oncocytoma …
3monomorphic adenoma — any of a group of benign salivary gland tumors that lack connective tissue changes and are each predominantly composed of a single cell type; included are basal cell adenomas, adenolymphomas, and oxyphilic adenomas. Cf. pleomorphic a …
4Oncocytoma — Classification and external resources Micrograph of a renal oncocytoma. H E stain. ICD O: M …
5oncocytoma — A glandular tumor composed of large cells with cytoplasm that is granular and eosinophilic because of the presence of abundant mitochondria; occurs uncommonly in the kidney, salivary glands, and endocrine glands. SYN: oxyphil adenoma. [onco + G.… …
6Oncocyte — Oncocytes (left of image), as seen in a renal oncocytoma. H E stain. An oncocyte is an epithelial cell characterized by an excessive amount of mitochondria, resulting in an abundant acidophilic, granular cytoplasm. Oncocytes can be benign or can… …
7carcinoma — Any of various types of malignant neoplasm derived from epithelial cells, chiefly glandular (adenocarcinoma) or squamous (squamous cell c.); the most commonly occurring kind of cancer. [G. karkinoma, fr. karkinos, cancer, + oma, tumor] Like other …
8tumor — 1. Any swelling or tumefaction. 2. SYN: neoplasm. 3. One of the four signs of inflammation (t., calor, dolor, rubor) enunciated by Celsus. [L. t., a swelling] acinar cell t. a …
