NCIt synonyms : Oncocytic Carcinoma of the Thyroid; Thyroid Hurthle Cell Carcinoma; Hurthle Cell Carcinoma of Thyroid; Hurthle Cell Carcinoma of the Thyroid; Oncocytic Carcinoma of Thyroid; Thyroid Oncocytic Carcinoma; Hurthle Cell Carcinoma of Thyroid Gland; Hurthle Cell Carcinoma of the Thyroid Gland; Hurthle Cell Thyroid Gland Carcinoma; Thyroid Gland Oncocytic Follicular Carcinoma;
NCIt related terms : Thyroid Gland Hurthle Cell Carcinoma;
NCIt definition : A follicular carcinoma of the thyroid gland, characterized by the presence of large
cells with eosinophilic granular cytoplasm and pleomorphic nuclei with prominent,
eosinophilic nucleoli. The nuclear features that characterize the papillary carcinomas
of the thyroid gland are absent.;