[The oncocytic adenoma of the larynx (author's transl)].
We report about a case of an oncocytic adenoma of the larynx and review briefly the few cases mentioned in literature. Oncocytic adenomas are benign and very rare tumors of the salivary glands, characterized by the proliferation of oncocytes from epithelial duct cells and lymphoid tissue. The exact role of the peculiar oncocytic cells in the pathogenesis of the tumor is still unknown; the transformation of normal epithelial duct cells to oncocytes can occur in the tongue, pharynx, larynx, trachea, bronchi, oesophagus, salivary glands, pituitary gland, liver, uterine tubes and nasal mucosa, mostly in adults. The oncocytic adenomas which occur in elderly patients only may be treated by surgery.
D000236:Adenoma / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D000368:Aged; D006801:Humans; D007822:Laryngeal Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D012468:Salivary Gland Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology
Das onkozytäre Adenom des Kehlkopfes.