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Medium power microscopic view showing proliferation of tubules lined with oncocytic epithelium and central cystic degeneration.
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Oncocytoma is a rare tumour of epithelial tissue. We present a 64 year old woman of Caribbean origin who presented with left sided nasal irritation only. Direct rhinoscopy confirmed a small nasal septum lesion. This was surgically excised and histologically identified as an oncocytoma. This case highlights the need for thorough initial assessment a...
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... analysis showed a well-circumscribed lesion with proliferation of tubules lined with oncocytic epithelium and central cystic degeneration (Fig. 1). Hematoxylin and eosin staining showed the cells to have extensive granular eosinophilic cytoplasm and vesicular nuclei. Cytological atypia and mitoses were absent and there was no evidence of infiltration or invasion into surrounding tissues. (Fig. ...
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