HÑŒrthle cells

HÑŒrthle cells
Askanazy c's.

Medical dictionary. 2011.

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  • HÑŒrthle cells cell tumor — HÑŒrth·le cells, cell tumor (hērtґlə) [Karl HÑŒrthle, German histologist, 1860–1945] see Askanazy cells, under cell, and see under tumor …   Medical dictionary

  • HÑŒrthle cell tumor — a new growth of the thyroid gland composed wholly or predominantly of large cells (HÑŒrthle, or Askanazy, cells) that have abundant granular, eosinophilic cytoplasm. Such tumors are usually benign (HÑŒrthle cell adenoma) but on occasion may be… …   Medical dictionary

  • Askanazy cells — large granular eosinophilic cells, rich in mitochondria, found in the thyroid gland in autoimmune thyroiditis and HÑŒrthle cell tumors. Called also HÑŒrthle c s, interfollicular c s, oxyphil c s, and oxyphils …   Medical dictionary

  • oncocytoma — 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.… …   Medical dictionary

  • follicular adenoma — adenoma of the thyroid in which the cells are arranged in the form of follicles. It is sometimes subclassified as either macrofollicular a., microfollicular a., trabecular a., or HÑŒrthle cell a.; however, many adenomas are mixtures of types, and …   Medical dictionary

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