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Thyroid Gland Oncocytic Neoplasm
Definition 1
An adenoma or carcinoma arising from the follicular cells of the thyroid gland. It is composed of large oncocytic cells with abundant granular eosinophilic cytoplasm. (NCI Thesaurus)
Definition 2
An uncommon type of thyroid tumor that can be benign or malignant. (NCI Dictionary)
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