Aggregates of cytofilaments as the cause of the appearance of hyaline tumor cells.
Cells resembling the hyaline cells of mixed salivary tumors have been identified in islet cell tumors, basal cell carcinoma, epithelioid leiomyoma, and an hepatic apudoma. Cytofilaments of intermediate size were present in these cells of electron microscopy and the distinctive hyaline appearance of cytoplasm is ascribed to large aggregates of these.
D007516:Adenoma, Islet Cell / Q000648:ultrastructure; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001079:Apudoma / Q000648:ultrastructure; D002280:Basal Cell Carcinoma / Q000648:ultrastructure; D003593:Cytoplasm / Q000648:ultrastructure*; D003599:Cytoskeleton; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006818:Hyalin / Q000166:cytology*; D007889:Leiomyoma / Q000648:ultrastructure; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000648:ultrastructure; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000648:ultrastructure*; D009669:Nose Neoplasms / Q000648:ultrastructure; D010190:Pancreatic Neoplasms / Q000648:ultrastructure; D012468:Salivary Gland Neoplasms / Q000648:ultrastructure; D014594:Uterine Neoplasms / Q000648:ultrastructure