HÑŒrthle cells cell tumor

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.

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  • 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

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