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Follicular Neoplasm Hürthle Cell (Oncocytic) Type/Suspicious for Follicular Neoplasm Hürthle Cell (Oncocytic) Type

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Hürthle cells are follicular-derived oncocytic cells originally described by Askanazy in 1898. They are also referred to as oncocytic, oxyphilic, and Askanazy cells.

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Hoda, R.S., Rao, R., Scognamiglio, T. (2020). Follicular Neoplasm Hürthle Cell (Oncocytic) Type/Suspicious for Follicular Neoplasm Hürthle Cell (Oncocytic) Type. In: Hoda, R., Rao, R., Scognamiglio, T. (eds) Atlas of Thyroid Cytopathology on Liquid-Based Preparations. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-25066-9_7

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