Your pathology report for oncocytic carcinoma of the thyroid gland
Oncocytic carcinoma (previously called Hurthle cell carcinoma) is a rare type of thyroid cancer that arises from follicular cells, which produce thyroid hormone. This tumour is made up mostly of oncocytic cells, a specialized type of thyroid cell that appears larger and more pink under the microscope because it contains many mitochondria (the parts of …
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