See Also: Hurthle cell tumour(medicine)
Hurthle cell(medicine)
Hurthle cell adenoma(medicine)
Hurthle cell carcinoma(medicine)
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granular cell tumour(medicine)
granulosa cell tumour(medicine)
germ cell tumour(medicine)
Sertoli cell tumour(medicine)

Hurthle cell tumour (medicine)


Hurthle cell tumour


A neoplasm of the thyroid gland composed of polyhedral acidophilic cells, thought by some to be oncocytes; it may be benign or malignant, the behaviour of the latter depending on the general microscopic pattern, whether follicular, papillary, or undifferentiated.

See: Hurthle cell adenoma.

Synonym: Hurthle cell carcinoma.