See Also: Crooke's hyaline change(medicine)
Crooke's hyaline degeneration(medicine)
Crooke's granules(medicine)
Crooke, Arthur(medicine)
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Crooke's hyaline change (medicine)


Crooke's hyaline change
Replacement of cytoplasmic granules of basophil cells of the anterior pituitary by homogenous hyaline material; a characteristic finding in Cushing's syndrome, but usually not present in the cells of a basophil adenoma.

Synonym: Crooke's hyaline degeneration.