[The fine structure of the oncocytes of the lacrimal sac (author's transl)].
The lacrimal sac of a 79-year-old woman was examined in an electron microscope. Groups of oncocytes were found. The oncocytes are packed with mitochondria, the cristae of which have suffered damage.
D000236:Adenoma / Q000648:ultrastructure*; D000368:Aged; D002471:Cell Transformation, Neoplastic / Q000648:ultrastructure*; D003607:Dacryocystitis / Q000473:pathology*; D004848:Epithelium / Q000648:ultrastructure; D005134:Eye Neoplasms / Q000648:ultrastructure*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007765:Lacrimal Apparatus / Q000648:ultrastructure; D007766:Lacrimal Apparatus Diseases / Q000473:pathology*; D007767:Lacrimal Duct Obstruction / Q000473:pathology*; D008854:Microscopy, Electron; D008928:Mitochondria / Q000648:ultrastructure
Die Feinstruktur der Onkozyten des Tränensackes.