Oncocytoma of the ovary: light and electron microscopic study.
An oncocytoma of the right ovary in a 22-year-old Japanese woman was examined by light and electron microscopy. The tumor was composed of oxyphilic cells with a granular cytoplasm. Electron microscopic studies revealed mitochondrial hyperplasia, a characteristic feature of the oncocyte . This may be the first report of an oncocytoma in the ovary.
D000236:Adenoma / Q000473:pathology* / Q000648:ultrastructure; D000328:Adult; D002467:Cell Nucleus / Q000648:ultrastructure; D003593:Cytoplasm / Q000648:ultrastructure; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008928:Mitochondria / Q000648:ultrastructure; D010051:Ovarian Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000648:ultrastructure