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oncocytic

oncocytic

9.9
Cells with a lot of grainy material inside that appear in some tumors
  • adjective
  • /ˌɑŋkəˈsɪtɪk/
  • Specialized
: oncocítico
  • Histology shows the oncocytic cells with dense granular acidophilic cytoplasm.
  • oncocytic carcinoma
  • oncocytic oncocytoma
  • oncocytic cyst

Examples

  • Prior to 2003, only 39 cases of oncocytic carcinoma of salivary gland origin had been reported in the English-language literature.

    Academic text (2003)
  • A diagnosis of oncocytic carcinoma was based on these histopathologic and immunohistochemical findings.

    Academic text (2003)
  • A few rare cases of malignant oncocytic carcinoma have been reported.

    Academic text (2010)
  • Therefore, it would be more appropriate to call them oncocytic papillary cystadenomas.

    Academic text (2002)
  • Most investigators agree with the World Health Organization's classification of oncocytic lesions.

    Academic text (2008)
  • We report a case of an oncocytic cyst in a patient who presented with an acute onset of stridor.

    Academic text (2009)
  • Our position is supported by the results of a study by Palmer et al., who reviewed 26 oncocytic salivary gland lesions.

    Academic text (2008)
  • Approximately one-third of patients with oncocytic carcinoma of the parotid develop a painful mass or experience facial paralysis.

    Academic text (2003)
  • Histology shows the oncocytic cells with dense granular acidophilic cytoplasm.

  • A diagnosis of oncocytic carcinoma was based on these histopathologic findings.

Surface Forms

oncocytic positive

Morphology

oncocytic = oncocyte (opaque) = onco + cyte + ic

Formation is a regular adjectival derivation from the noun 'oncocyte' by adding the suffix '-ic'.

Etymology

Oncocytic comes from Greek parts onco- meaning 'mass' or 'tumor' and -cytic from kytos meaning 'cell'. So oncocytic describes cells often seen in certain tumors that have a lot of grainy material inside, which is why the name means 'tumor cells'.