Cases reported • Adenoma, Oxyphilic; Hurthle Cell Tumor; Oncocytoma

1/136. Organ-preserving surgery of renal cell carcinoma: report of four cases.

Authors removed the renal tumour of four patients by means of resection in an organ-preserving manner. Of the four patients, one had bilateral carcinoma. The right-sided carcinoma of this patient was removed by resection while the other kidney was removed radically, by transabdominal approach. In three of the four cases which were in the process of stages T1 and N0M0, organ-preserving surgery was performed in the presence of intact opposite kidneys. Authors point out the fact that the resection method might be indicated even in the case of early (T1) stage tumours with intact opposite side kidneys. Furthermore, they do not recommend the enucleation of renal carcinomas for the surgical treatment of kidney tumours, since experimental studies have proved that these tumours can be transferred into the parenchyma of the kidney through the pseudocapsule of the tumour.

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2/136. A peculiar factor viii-related antigen staining of an oxyphilic cell nodule within an intrathyroidal parathyroid adenoma.

A case of intrathyroidal parathyroid adenoma, which was found in the lower portion of the right thyroid lobe, is presented. The nodule in this lesion was composed of oxyphilic cells. In order to verify a possible vascular invasion, immunohistochemical study with factor viii-related antigen/von willebrand factor, which is known to be synthesized by the endothelial cells and stored in weibel-palade bodies, and ulex europaeus lectin 1 were applied. It was interesting to find positivity for factor viii-related antigen and ulex europaeus lectin I strictly confined in the nodule of oxyphil cells, which are known to have large numbers of mitochondria. This led to investigating similar immunoreactions in different lesions of oxyphilic cells with several other markers. The possible cross-reaction between weibel-palade bodies and mitochondria deserves further detailed research.

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3/136. FDG PET-negative liver metastases of a malignant melanoma and FDG PET-positive hurthle cell tumor of the thyroid.

A Hurthle cell tumor (oncocytoma) of the thyroid presented as a hypermetabolic focus in a fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography (FDG PET) study which was performed as staging procedure in a patient with malignant melanoma. This finding led to the initial diagnosis of a metastasis. In contrast, multiple liver metastases, seen on MRI and sonography, did not show any increased FDG uptake. cytology results of one liver mass confirmed a melanoma metastasis, and of the neck mass, a Hurthle cell tumor. The Hurthle cell tumor was, based on clinical evidence, thought to be benign. This is the first description of a FDG PET-positive benign Hurthle cell tumor, with FDG PET-negative liver metastases of a malignant melanoma, in the same patient.

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4/136. Oncocytoid renal cell carcinoma after neuroblastoma: a report of four cases of a distinct clinicopathologic entity.

Four children who developed oncocytoid renal cell carcinoma (RCC) after neuroblastoma are reported. One patient had multiple, bilateral RCCs. The mean age at time of diagnosis of RCC was 8.8 years (range, 5-13 years). The mean interval between neuroblastoma and RCC was 7.15 years (range, 3.1-11.5 years). The histologic findings of these RCCs did not fit within the spectrum of known renal epithelial neoplasms. Most of the neoplastic cells in all cases had eosinophilic, oncocytoid cytoplasm and were arranged in solid and papillary growth patterns. A subset of cells with reticular cytoplasm was also present. Immunohistochemical studies demonstrated keratins 8 and 18 in all neoplasms and keratin 20 in two cases. dna ploidy analysis revealed that two of three neoplasms assessed were aneuploid. Cytogenetic studies revealed 45, XX, add or dup (7)(q32q36) in one neoplasm, and 83-89, XXXX, -1 ,-3, del (3)(q11.1q2?1), der(4)t(4;?22) (q32;q11.2), -14, -22 in a second tumor. Microsatellite polymerase chain reaction analysis detected no abnormalities in one neoplasm and allelic imbalance of chromosomes 2p31-32.2, 8p22, 9p22-24, 13q22, 20q13, and 22q11 in a second tumor. In case 4, two different RCCs excised 6 months apart were analyzed. The initial neoplasm showed allelic imbalance of chromosomes 2q31-32.2, 5q22, 5q31, 10p13-14, 13q22, 14q31, and 20q13. The subsequent neoplasm showed allelic imbalance of chromosomes 3p21.3, 14q31, and 20q13. The common presence of 14q31 and 20q13 abnormalities suggests that these two neoplasms were genetically related. In aggregate, these findings are distinctive, are not found in known types of RCC, and support the morphologic impression that oncocytoid RCC after neuroblastoma is a distinct clinicopathologic entity.

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5/136. Multicentric oncocytoma of the lung diagnosed by fine-needle aspiration.

A 50-yr-old man presented with dyspnea. On chest X-ray, multiple pulmonary nodules were observed. Fine-needle aspiration biopsy (FNAB) showed tridimensional aggregates of atypical round epithelial cells, containing numerous cytoplasmic granules. The tissue fragment confirmed the presence of an epithelial tumor composed of trabecular sheets of clear cells, with numerous cytoplasmic granules which stained with phosphotungstic acid hematoxylin (PTAH). Immunohistochemically, the tumor cells were positive for cytokeratins and antimitochondrial antigen, whereas chromogranin, synaptophysin, S-100 protein, and HMB-45 were negative. Clinical and tomographic studies ruled out any tumor mass elsewhere. The rarity of this lesion in the lung and the potential difficulties for its diagnosis prompted us to report the clinical, cytological, and immunohistochemical findings in this case.

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6/136. GANT-like gastrointestinal pacemaker cell tumours with oncocytic features.

We describe two cases of gastrointestinal stromal tumours with prominent oncocytic features. Both had features consistent with differentiation towards the interstitial cells of Cajal (CC). They were composed of nests and bundles of cells with abundant, deeply granular, eosinophilic cytoplasm. Immunohistochemical investigations revealed positivity with c-kit, vimentin and CD34 antibodies in both neoplasms. Ultrastructurally the neoplastic cells showed characteristic features of CC; they had synapse-like structures and dense core cytoplasmic granules. Oncocytic features were confirmed by immunohistochemistry using anti-mitochondrion antibody in both cases and by electron microscopy in one case (case 1). Although the CC are frequently described as mitochondrion-rich cells, oncocytic changes have not previously been reported as a feature of gastrointestinal autonomic nerve tumour (GANT)-like stromal tumours.

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7/136. Hurthle cell adenoma of the mediastinum: intraoperative cytology and differential diagnosis with correlative gross, histology, and ancillary studies.

A 66-year-old man was found to have a 7.5 cm mediastinal mass detected on routine chest x-rays as part of his preoperative work up for an inguinal hernia repair. An orthotopic (normally located) nongoitrous thyroid gland without evidence of connection to the mediastinal mass was also identified. The clinical differential diagnoses included lymphoma, thymoma, and germ cell tumor. Fine-needle aspiration (FNA) biopsy smears and touch imprints of the mediastinal mass showed a loosely cohesive, highly cellular population of relatively uniform cells with abundant granular cytoplasm, low nuclear to cytoplasmic (N/C) ratios, and prominent nucleoli consistent with a Hurthle cell (HC) neoplasm. Subsequently, the diagnosis of HC adenoma was confirmed on the surgically excised mediastinal mass. To the best of our knowledge, the surgical pathology and cytologic features of an HC adenoma of the mediastinum have not been reported in the literature. The gross, histologic, immunohistochemical, and electron microscopic (EM) findings, in addition to the cytologic features, are presented along with a differential diagnosis of this mediastinal neoplasm.

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8/136. Malignant oncocytoma of a minor salivary gland: an unusual presentation at the base of the tongue.

In contrast to malignant oncocytomas of the parotid gland, malignant oncocytomas arising from minor extraparotid glandular tissue are rare. The latter may display a locally aggressive behaviour as well as a variable tendency to develop secondary cervical lymph nodes. We report a new case of malignant oncocytoma in a 43-year-old man presenting with greatly enlarged cervical lymph nodes accompanied by a poorly defined swelling at the base of the tongue microscopically identified as a malignant oncocytoma. The diagnosis was strongly supported by the ultrastructural features of the cells almost completely filled with mitochondria. The cervical mass was excised, and the patient has suffered no recurrence for nearly 2 years after surgical treatment.

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9/136. Unusual complication of total thyroidectomy: arteriovenous fistula.

We describe the case of a 29-year-old woman from the Chernobyl area, who moved to the czech republic 10 years after the Chernobyl nuclear disaster. She was evaluated for a large goiter. Fine-needle aspiration cytology indicated a diagnosis of a typical degenerated Hurthle cell adenoma. She underwent total thyroidectomy but a continual loud murmur was found 1 month after surgery. An arteriovenous (AV) fistula between the right thyrocervical trunk and the right jugular vein was proven angiographically. This fistula was successfully closed by artificial embolization performed by detachable Gianturco-Anderson-Wallace (GAW) coil. This is the first description of using such a procedure in order to close an AV fistula after thyroidectomy.

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10/136. Hurthle cell adenoma diagnosed by core needle biopsy in a male patient.

Hurthle cell adenomas (HCAs) are a rare and potentially lethal variant of follicular tumors of the thyroid. Considerable controversy exists regarding potential risk factors, diagnosis, and treatment of HCAs. The authors report the case of a 38-year-old male patient with an 8.3 cm x 3.5 cm HCA. diagnosis was made preoperatively from a core needle biopsy and confirmed postoperatively on frozen section. Treatment consisted of a right lobectomy.

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