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Hürthle cells
Also known as:
Askanazy's cells
Associated persons:
Max Askanazy
Karl Hürthle
Description:
Large granular eosinophil-staining epithelial cells with acidophilic cytoplasm occasionally present in the thyroid gland. They were first described by Max Askanazy in 1898.
Bibliography:
- M. Askanazy:
Pathologisch-anatomische Beiträge zur Kenntniss des morbus basedowii, insbesondere uber die dabei auftretende Muskelerkrankkung.
Deutsches Archiv für klinische Medicin, Leipzig, 1898, 61:118-186.
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