Multiple oncocytic cysts with tyrosine-crystalloids in the parotid gland.
A case of multiple oncocytic cysts with intraluminal tyrosine-rich crystalloids involving the parotid gland is described. The microscopic and ultrastructural findings are presented.
Chaushu
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Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, The Chaim Sheba Medical Center, Tel Hashomer, Israel.
Buchner
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David
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D000368:Aged; D003460:Crystallization; D003560:Cysts / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000473:pathology* / Q000648:ultrastructure; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D002479:Inclusion Bodies / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000648:ultrastructure; D008854:Microscopy, Electron; D010305:Parotid Diseases / Q000473:pathology*; D014443:Tyrosine / Q000032:analysis*
D014443:Tyrosine