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Review
. 2016 Feb;78(1):41-8.
doi: 10.1007/s12262-015-1381-x. Epub 2015 Oct 30.

Hurthle Cell Lesion: Controversies, Challenges, and Debates

Michael Shawky  1 , Mahmoud Sakr  1
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Review

Hurthle Cell Lesion: Controversies, Challenges, and Debates

Michael Shawky et al. Indian J Surg. 2016 Feb.

Abstract

Hurthle cell lesion is one of the most questionable clinico-pathological entities in most of its aspects. Literature has used the terms oncocytic, oxyphilic, Hurthle, and Ashkanazy interchangeably; what does each term denote? Who first described these cells? What is the cell of origin? How much Hurthle cells should be present to define the lesion as Hurthle cell one? Is it possible to differentiate hyperplastic from neoplastic and benign from malignant Hurthle cell lesion on a non-histopathologic ground? Does it belong to follicular or to papillary neoplasms or should it be classified separately? Can we anticipate its clinical behavior or predict its outcome? How can we manage? We will try to answer these questions in light of the ongoing relevant arguments with the aim of resolving some uncertainties and suggesting how to solve others.

Keywords: Hurthle; Oncocytic; Oxyphilic; Thyroid.

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