Oxyphilic (Hürthle cell) adenoma arising in a black thyroid gland.
We report this case to further document in the literature morphologic changes encountered in a black thyroid gland. It is only through an expanding data base that future conclusions may be reached regarding the role, if any, of minocycline in some of these alterations.
Department of Surgery, Tulane University School of Medicine, New Orleans, La.
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DM
Faddis
P J
PJ
Daroca
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Krementz
D000236:Adenoma / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008911:Minocycline / Q000009:adverse effects; D010859:Pigmentation Disorders / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D013960:Thyroid Function Tests; D013964:Thyroid Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery
D008911:Minocycline