oncocytic
- adjective
- /ˌɑŋkəˈsɪtɪk/
- Specialized
- Histology shows the oncocytic cells with dense granular acidophilic cytoplasm.
- oncocytic carcinoma
- oncocytic oncocytoma
- oncocytic cyst
Examples
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Prior to 2003, only 39 cases of oncocytic carcinoma of salivary gland origin had been reported in the English-language literature.
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A diagnosis of oncocytic carcinoma was based on these histopathologic and immunohistochemical findings.
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A few rare cases of malignant oncocytic carcinoma have been reported.
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Therefore, it would be more appropriate to call them oncocytic papillary cystadenomas.
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Most investigators agree with the World Health Organization's classification of oncocytic lesions.
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We report a case of an oncocytic cyst in a patient who presented with an acute onset of stridor.
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Our position is supported by the results of a study by Palmer et al., who reviewed 26 oncocytic salivary gland lesions.
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Approximately one-third of patients with oncocytic carcinoma of the parotid develop a painful mass or experience facial paralysis.
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Histology shows the oncocytic cells with dense granular acidophilic cytoplasm.
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A diagnosis of oncocytic carcinoma was based on these histopathologic findings.
Surface Forms
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'.