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#Cytoplasm - abundance (scant, moderate, abundant). | #Cytoplasm - abundance (scant, moderate, abundant). | ||
#*Eosinophilic cytoplasm disfavours lymphoma. | #*Eosinophilic cytoplasm disfavours lymphoma. | ||
#*Oncocytic - possessing copious eosinophilic granular cytoplasm. | |||
#**Benign lesions composed of oncocytes - oncocytoma | |||
#**Oncocytic metaplasia (alteration of cytoplasm) can effect all or a part of a lesion. | |||
#**Oncocytic neoplasms are common in the kidneys, thyroid and salivary glands. | |||
#**Oncocytic change increases with age | |||
#**May represent senescent accumulation of mitochondria in secretory epithelial. | |||
#Chromatin - coarseness (fine, granular). | #Chromatin - coarseness (fine, granular). | ||
#Nucleoli - number (absent, present, multiple). | #Nucleoli - number (absent, present, multiple). | ||